Opinion ID: 1868358
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: claims for loss of consortium.

Text: The loss of consortium claims are premised on our holding in Department of Education v. Blevins, Ky., 707 S.W.2d 782 (1986), that damages for loss of consortium were recoverable under the Board of Claims Act because they were not specifically excluded by KRS 44.070(1). Id. at 785. Blevins was rendered on April 10, 1986. Effective July 15, 1986, the General Assembly amended KRS 44.070(1) to exclude collateral or dependent claims which are dependent on loss to another and not the claimant. 1986 Ky. Acts, ch. 499, § 3. That amendment abrogated the holding in Blevins . Accordingly, we affirm the dismissal of the parents' claims for loss of consortium, reverse the dismissal of the administrator's wrongful death claim, and remand this action to the Board of Claims for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. All concur.