Election to operate under this chapter if an employer is not mandatorily subject to the chapter shall be effected by the employer purchasing workers' compensation insurance or qualifying as a self insured. The proof of election shall be the proof of insurance coverage provided for in KRS 342.340(2).

History: Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 160, sec. 7. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 159, sec. 2. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4956.