Any hearing held by the commissioner of insurance pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be in substantial compliance with the provisions of K.S.A. 40-281, and amendments thereto, unless the hearing involves an order as defined in K.S.A. 77-502, and amendments thereto, in which case the hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act.

L. 1969, ch. 238, § 5; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 107; July 1, 1989.