§ 60-3357 Applicability.

Here's what this rule means in plain terms.

Kansas created a special legal protection for insurance companies. This protection lets insurance companies keep certain internal safety and compliance reviews private, without having to hand them over in a lawsuit. This is called a "self-evaluative privilege."

This particular rule explains when that protection kicks in. It says the protection applies right away to any lawsuits or administrative cases that are already happening when the law takes effect, not just to new cases filed after that date. So if you're already involved in a legal fight with an insurance company when this law starts, the company can still claim this privilege to protect certain internal documents from being disclosed.

For someone suing an insurance company or dealing with one in an administrative case, this means you can't argue that the privilege doesn't apply just because your case started before the law was passed. The protection covers ongoing cases too.