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Subchapter A. Coverage Election; Security Procedures
Section 406.001. Definition - Sec. 406.001. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "employer" means a person...
Section 406.002. Coverage Generally Elective - Sec. 406.002. COVERAGE GENERALLY ELECTIVE. (a) Except for public employers...
Section 406.003. Methods of Obtaining Coverage - Sec. 406.003. METHODS OF OBTAINING COVERAGE. An employer may obtain...
Section 406.004. Employer Notice to Division - Sec. 406.004. EMPLOYER NOTICE TO DIVISION. (a) An employer who...
Section 406.005. Employer Notice to Employees; Administrative Violation - Sec. 406.005. EMPLOYER NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION. (a) An...
Section 406.006. Insurance Coverage and Claim Administration Reporting Requirements; Administrative Violation - Sec. 406.006. INSURANCE COVERAGE AND CLAIM ADMINISTRATION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; ADMINISTRATIVE...
Section 406.007. Termination of Coverage by Employer; Notice - Sec. 406.007. TERMINATION OF COVERAGE BY EMPLOYER; NOTICE. (a) An...
Section 406.008. Cancellation or Nonrenewal of Coverage by Insurance Company; Notice - Sec. 406.008. CANCELLATION OR NONRENEWAL OF COVERAGE BY INSURANCE COMPANY;...
Section 406.009. Collecting and Maintaining Information; Monitoring and Enforcing Compliance - Sec. 406.009. COLLECTING AND MAINTAINING INFORMATION; MONITORING AND ENFORCING COMPLIANCE....
Section 406.010. Claims Service; Administrative Violation - Sec. 406.010. CLAIMS SERVICE; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION. (a) An insurance carrier...
Section 406.011. Austin Representative; Administrative Violation - Sec. 406.011. AUSTIN REPRESENTATIVE; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION. (a) The commissioner by...
Section 406.012. Enforcement of Subchapter - Sec. 406.012. ENFORCEMENT OF SUBCHAPTER. The commission shall enforce the...
Subchapter B. Coverage Requirements
Section 406.031. Liability for Compensation - Sec. 406.031. LIABILITY FOR COMPENSATION. (a) An insurance carrier is...
Section 406.032. Exceptions - Sec. 406.032. EXCEPTIONS. An insurance carrier is not liable for...
Section 406.033. Common-Law Defenses; Burden of Proof - Sec. 406.033. COMMON-LAW DEFENSES; BURDEN OF PROOF. (a) In an...
Section 406.034. Employee Election - Sec. 406.034. EMPLOYEE ELECTION. (a) Except as otherwise provided by...
Section 406.035. Waiver of Compensation Prohibited - Sec. 406.035. WAIVER OF COMPENSATION PROHIBITED. Except as provided by...
Subchapter C. Coverage Through Commercial Insurance
Section 406.051. Security by Commercial Insurance - Sec. 406.051. SECURITY BY COMMERCIAL INSURANCE. (a) An insurance company...
Section 406.052. Effect of Other Insurance Coverage - Sec. 406.052. EFFECT OF OTHER INSURANCE COVERAGE. (a) A contract...
Section 406.053. All States Coverage - Sec. 406.053. ALL STATES COVERAGE. The Texas Department of Insurance...
Subchapter D. Extraterritorial Coverage
Section 406.071. Extraterritorial Coverage - Sec. 406.071. EXTRATERRITORIAL COVERAGE. (a) An employee who is injured...
Section 406.072. Principal Location - Sec. 406.072. PRINCIPAL LOCATION. The principal location of a person's...
Section 406.073. Agreement on Principal Location; Administrative Violation - Sec. 406.073. AGREEMENT ON PRINCIPAL LOCATION; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION. (a) An...
Section 406.074. Interjurisdictional Agreements - Sec. 406.074. INTERJURISDICTIONAL AGREEMENTS. (a) The commissioner may enter into...
Section 406.075. Effect of Compensation Paid in Other Jurisdiction - Sec. 406.075. EFFECT OF COMPENSATION PAID IN OTHER JURISDICTION. (a)...
Subchapter E. Application of Coverage to Certain Employees
Section 406.091. Exempt Employees; Voluntary Coverage - Sec. 406.091. EXEMPT EMPLOYEES; VOLUNTARY COVERAGE. (a) The following employees...
Section 406.092. Alien Employees and Beneficiaries - Sec. 406.092. ALIEN EMPLOYEES AND BENEFICIARIES. (a) A resident or...
Section 406.093. Legally Incompetent Employees - Sec. 406.093. LEGALLY INCOMPETENT EMPLOYEES. (a) The guardian of an...
Section 406.094. Certain Persons Licensed by Texas Real Estate Commission - Sec. 406.094. CERTAIN PERSONS LICENSED BY TEXAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION....
Section 406.095. Certain Professional Athletes - Sec. 406.095. CERTAIN PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES. (a) A professional athlete employed...
Section 406.096. Required Coverage for Certain Building or Construction Contractors - Sec. 406.096. REQUIRED COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN BUILDING OR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS....
Section 406.097. Executive Employees of Certain Business Entities - Sec. 406.097. EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES OF CERTAIN BUSINESS ENTITIES. (a) A...
Section 406.098. Volunteer Emergency Service Members and Personnel - Sec. 406.098. VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICE MEMBERS AND PERSONNEL. (a) An...
Subchapter F. Coverage of Certain Independent Contractors
Section 406.121. Definitions - Sec. 406.121. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "General contractor" means...
Section 406.122. Status as Employee - Sec. 406.122. STATUS AS EMPLOYEE. (a) For purposes of workers'...
Section 406.123. Election to Provide Coverage; Administrative Violation - Sec. 406.123. ELECTION TO PROVIDE COVERAGE; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION. (a) A...
Section 406.124. Cause of Action - Sec. 406.124. CAUSE OF ACTION. If a person who has...
Section 406.125. Restriction of Unsafe Work Practices Unaffected - Sec. 406.125. RESTRICTION OF UNSAFE WORK PRACTICES UNAFFECTED. This subchapter...
Section 406.126. Exemption - Sec. 406.126. EXEMPTION. This subchapter does not apply to farm...
Section 406.127. Effect of Certain Contracts of Hire - Sec. 406.127. EFFECT OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS OF HIRE. An insurance...
Subchapter G. Coverage of Certain Building and Construction Workers
Section 406.141. Definitions - Sec. 406.141. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Hiring contractor" means...
Section 406.142. Application - Sec. 406.142. APPLICATION. This subchapter applies only to contractors and...
Section 406.143. Provision of Workers' Compensation Insurance; Independent Contractor Without Employees - Sec. 406.143. PROVISION OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE; INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR WITHOUT...
Section 406.144. Election to Provide Coverage; Agreement - Sec. 406.144. ELECTION TO PROVIDE COVERAGE; AGREEMENT. (a) Except as...
Section 406.145. Joint Agreement - Sec. 406.145. JOINT AGREEMENT. (a) A hiring contractor and an...
Section 406.146. Wrongful Inducement Prohibited - Sec. 406.146. WRONGFUL INDUCEMENT PROHIBITED. (a) A hiring contractor may...
Subchapter H. Coverage of Farm and Ranch Employees
Section 406.161. Definitions - Sec. 406.161. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Agricultural labor" means...
Section 406.162. Scope - Sec. 406.162. SCOPE. (a) This subtitle applies to an action...
Section 406.163. Liability of Labor Agent; Joint and Several Liability - Sec. 406.163. LIABILITY OF LABOR AGENT; JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY....
Section 406.164. Elective Coverage of Employer and Family Members - Sec. 406.164. ELECTIVE COVERAGE OF EMPLOYER AND FAMILY MEMBERS. (a)...
Section 406.165. Not Applicable to Independent Contractors - Sec. 406.165. NOT APPLICABLE TO INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. (a) A farm...