Pesticide Reporting Requirements Region Kansas Required to Report Optional What to Report Any Pesticide-Related Exposure State Office Poison Control Phone 1 1-800-222-1222 Reporting Notes Visit the Kansas Department of Agriculture for more information on Pesticides in Kansas: https://agriculture.ks.gov/divisions-programs/pesticide-fertilizer Worker's Compensation Coverage for Farmworkers Optional Limitations Employer may elect to become subject to workers' compensation law. Kan. Stat. Ann. § 44-505(b). Statute Kan. Stat. Ann. § 44-505(a)(1) (2008) Coverage for Undocumented Workers Yes Case Law Acosta v. Nat'l Beef Packing Co., L.P., 44 P.3d 330 (Kan. 2002) (allowing undocumented worker to collect worker's compensation award); but see Doe v. Kansas Dep't of Human Res., 90 P.3d 940 (Kan. 2004) (holding that the same undocumented worker as in Acosta, who obtained workers' comp benefit through use of assumed name, could have penalties and fines assessed against her). Benefits Available for Undocumented Workers Undocumented worker was allowed to collect on award for temporary partial disability and permanent partial disability payments. Acosta v. Nat'l Beef Packing Co., L.P., 44 P.3d 330, 334-35, 341 (Kan. 2002). State Workers’ Compensation Website Kansas Department of Labor Online forms Forms and Publications WP Enforcement Worker Protection Standard Enforcement Agency Worker Protection Standard complaints can be made to the following agencies: Kansas Department of Agriculture:785.296.3786 US Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 Office: 1.800.223.0425 Department of Agriculture: https://agriculture.ks.gov/divisions-programs/pesticide-fertilizer/pesticide-applicator Legal Services Referral for Violations Hays Legal Services at 785-625-4514 (http://www.kansaslegalservices.org)