Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act
Chapter 404 - Office of Injured Employee Counsel

Subchapter A. Office; General Provisions

Section 404.001. Definitions - Sec. 404.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Office" means the...

Section 404.002. Establishment of Office; Administrative Attachment to Texas Department of Workers' Compensation - Sec. 404.002. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE; ADMINISTRATIVE ATTACHMENT TO TEXAS DEPARTMENT...

Section 404.003. Sunset Provision - Sec. 404.003. SUNSET PROVISION. The office of injured employee counsel...

Section 404.004. Public Interest Information - Sec. 404.004. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION. (a) The office shall prepare...

Section 404.005. Access to Programs and Facilities - Sec. 404.005. ACCESS TO PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES. (a) The office...

Section 404.006. Rulemaking - Sec. 404.006. RULEMAKING. (a) The public counsel shall adopt rules...

Section 404.007. Negotiated Rulemaking; Alternative Dispute Resolution - Sec. 404.007. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. (a) The office...

Section 404.008. Complaints - Sec. 404.008. COMPLAINTS. (a) The office shall maintain a system...

Subchapter B. Injured Employee Public Counsel

Section 404.051. Appointment; Term - Sec. 404.051. APPOINTMENT; TERM. (a) The governor, with the advice...

Section 404.052. Qualifications - Sec. 404.052. QUALIFICATIONS. To be eligible to serve as public...

Section 404.053. Business Interest; Service as Public Counsel - Sec. 404.053. BUSINESS INTEREST; SERVICE AS PUBLIC COUNSEL. A person...

Section 404.054. Lobbying Activities - Sec. 404.054. LOBBYING ACTIVITIES. A person may not serve as...

Section 404.055. Grounds for Removal - Sec. 404.055. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground...

Section 404.056. Prohibited Representation or Employment - Sec. 404.056. PROHIBITED REPRESENTATION OR EMPLOYMENT. (a) A former public...

Section 404.057. Trade Associations - Sec. 404.057. TRADE ASSOCIATIONS. (a) In this section, "trade association"...

Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties of Office

Section 404.101. General Duties - Sec. 404.101. GENERAL DUTIES. (a) The office shall, as provided...

Section 404.1015. Refusal to Provide or Termination of Services - Sec. 404.1015. REFUSAL TO PROVIDE OR TERMINATION OF SERVICES. (a)...

Section 404.102. General Powers and Duties of Public Counsel - Sec. 404.102. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF PUBLIC COUNSEL. The...

Section 404.103. Operation of Ombudsman Program - Sec. 404.103. OPERATION OF OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM. (a) The office shall...

Section 404.104. Authority to Appear or Intervene - Sec. 404.104. AUTHORITY TO APPEAR OR INTERVENE. The public counsel:...

Section 404.105. Authority to Assist Individual Injured Employees in Administrative Procedures - Sec. 404.105. AUTHORITY TO ASSIST INDIVIDUAL INJURED EMPLOYEES IN ADMINISTRATIVE...

Section 404.106. Legislative Report - Sec. 404.106. LEGISLATIVE REPORT. (a) The office shall report to...

Section 404.107. Access to Information by Public Counsel - Sec. 404.107. ACCESS TO INFORMATION BY PUBLIC COUNSEL. The public...

Section 404.108. Legislative Recommendations - Sec. 404.108. LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS. The public counsel may recommend proposed...

Section 404.109. Injured Employee Rights; Notice - Sec. 404.109. INJURED EMPLOYEE RIGHTS; NOTICE. The public counsel shall...

Section 404.110. Applicability to Public Counsel of Confidentiality Requirements - Sec. 404.110. APPLICABILITY TO PUBLIC COUNSEL OF CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS. (a)...

Section 404.111. Access to Information - Sec. 404.111. ACCESS TO INFORMATION. (a) When assisting an injured...

Subchapter D. Ombudsman Program

Section 404.151. Ombudsman Program - Sec. 404.151. OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM. (a) The office shall maintain an...

Section 404.152. Designation as Ombudsman; Eligibility and Training Requirements; Continuing Education Requirements - Sec. 404.152. DESIGNATION AS OMBUDSMAN; ELIGIBILITY AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS; CONTINUING...

Section 404.1525. First Responder Liaison - Sec. 404.1525. FIRST RESPONDER LIAISON. (a) In this section, "first...

Section 404.153. Employer Notification; Administrative Violation - Sec. 404.153. EMPLOYER NOTIFICATION; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION. (a) Each employer shall...

Section 404.154. Public Information - Sec. 404.154. PUBLIC INFORMATION. The office shall widely disseminate information...

Section 404.155. Cost for Certain Copies of Medical Records; Administrative Violation - Sec. 404.155. COST FOR CERTAIN COPIES OF MEDICAL RECORDS; ADMINISTRATIVE...