Texas Statutes
Labor Code
Title 5 - Workers' Compensation

Section 410.208. Judicial Enforcement of Order or Decision; Administrative Violation - Sec. 410.208. JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT OF ORDER OR DECISION; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION....

Section 410.209. Reimbursement for Overpayment - Sec. 410.209. REIMBURSEMENT FOR OVERPAYMENT. The subsequent injury fund shall...

Subchapter F. Judicial Review--General Provisions

Section 410.251. Exhaustion of Remedies - Sec. 410.251. EXHAUSTION OF REMEDIES. A party that has exhausted...

Section 410.252. Time for Filing Petition; Venue - Sec. 410.252. TIME FOR FILING PETITION; VENUE. (a) A party...

Section 410.253. Service - Sec. 410.253. SERVICE. (a) A party seeking judicial review shall...

Section 410.254. Intervention - Sec. 410.254. INTERVENTION. On timely motion initiated by the commissioner,...

Section 410.255. Judicial Review of Issues Other Than Compensability or Income or Death Benefits - Sec. 410.255. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ISSUES OTHER THAN COMPENSABILITY OR...

Section 410.256. Court Approval of Settlement - Sec. 410.256. COURT APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT. (a) A claim or...

Section 410.257. Judgment After Judicial Review - Sec. 410.257. JUDGMENT AFTER JUDICIAL REVIEW. (a) A judgment entered...

Section 410.258. Notification of Division of Proposed Judgments and Settlements; Right to Intervene - Sec. 410.258. NOTIFICATION OF DIVISION OF PROPOSED JUDGMENTS AND SETTLEMENTS;...

Subchapter G. Judicial Review of Issues Regarding Compensability or Income or Death Benefits

Section 410.301. Judicial Review of Issues Regarding Compensability or Income or Death Benefits - Sec. 410.301. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ISSUES REGARDING COMPENSABILITY OR INCOME...

Section 410.302. Admissibility of Records; Limitation of Issues - Sec. 410.302. ADMISSIBILITY OF RECORDS; LIMITATION OF ISSUES. (a) The...

Section 410.303. Burden of Proof - Sec. 410.303. BURDEN OF PROOF. The party appealing the decision...

Section 410.304. Consideration of Appeals Panel Decision - Sec. 410.304. CONSIDERATION OF APPEALS PANEL DECISION. (a) In a...

Section 410.305. Conflict With Rules of Civil Procedure - Sec. 410.305. CONFLICT WITH RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE. (a) To...

Section 410.306. Evidence - Sec. 410.306. EVIDENCE. (a) Evidence shall be adduced as in...

Section 410.307. Substantial Change of Condition - Sec. 410.307. SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE OF CONDITION. (a) Evidence of the...

Section 410.308. Certified Copy of Notice Securing Compensation - Sec. 410.308. CERTIFIED COPY OF NOTICE SECURING COMPENSATION. (a) The...

Chapter 411 - Workers' Health and Safety

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 411.001. Definitions - Sec. 411.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) Repealed by Acts...

Section 411.002. Application - Sec. 411.002. APPLICATION. (a) An employer who obtains workers' compensation...

Section 411.003. Immunity From Certain Liability - Sec. 411.003. IMMUNITY FROM CERTAIN LIABILITY. (a) An insurance company,...

Section 411.004. Exclusive Remedy - Sec. 411.004. EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. Except as specifically provided by Subchapter...

Section 411.005. Franchisors Excluded - Sec. 411.005. FRANCHISORS EXCLUDED. (a) In this section, "franchisee" and...

Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties of Division

Section 411.011. Coordination and Enforcement of State Laws and Rules - Sec. 411.011. COORDINATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF STATE LAWS AND RULES....

Section 411.012. Collection and Analysis of Information - Sec. 411.012. COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION. (a) The division...

Section 411.013. Federal Contracts and Programs - Sec. 411.013. FEDERAL CONTRACTS AND PROGRAMS. The division may: (1)...

Section 411.014. Educational Programs; Cooperation With Other Entities - Sec. 411.014. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS; COOPERATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES. (a) The...

Section 411.015. Educational Publications - Sec. 411.015. EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS. (a) The division shall publish or...

Section 411.016. Peer Review Safety Program - Sec. 411.016. PEER REVIEW SAFETY PROGRAM. The division shall certify...

Section 411.017. Advisory Service to Insurance Carriers - Sec. 411.017. ADVISORY SERVICE TO INSURANCE CARRIERS. The division shall...

Section 411.018. Federal Osha Compliance - Sec. 411.018. FEDERAL OSHA COMPLIANCE. In accordance with Section 7(c),...

Subchapter C. Job Safety Information System

Section 411.031. Job Safety Information System; Cooperation With Other Agencies - Sec. 411.031. JOB SAFETY INFORMATION SYSTEM; COOPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES....

Section 411.032. Employer Injury and Occupational Disease Report; Administrative Violation - Sec. 411.032. EMPLOYER INJURY AND OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE REPORT; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION....

Section 411.033. Job Safety Data Base - Sec. 411.033. JOB SAFETY DATA BASE. The job safety information...

Section 411.034. Confidentiality Requirement; Offense; Penalty - Sec. 411.034. CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENT; OFFENSE; PENALTY. (a) The identity of...

Section 411.035. Use of Injury Report - Sec. 411.035. USE OF INJURY REPORT. A report made under...

Subchapter E. Accident Prevention Services

Section 411.061. Accident Prevention Services; Prerequisite for License - Sec. 411.061. ACCIDENT PREVENTION SERVICES; PREREQUISITE FOR LICENSE. (a) As...

Section 411.063. Accident Prevention Personnel - Sec. 411.063. ACCIDENT PREVENTION PERSONNEL. (a) To provide qualified accident...

Section 411.064. Inspections - Sec. 411.064. INSPECTIONS. (a) The division may conduct inspections to...

Section 411.065. Annual Information Submitted by Insurance Company - Sec. 411.065. ANNUAL INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. (a) Each...

Section 411.066. Notice to Policyholders - Sec. 411.066. NOTICE TO POLICYHOLDERS. Notice that accident prevention services...

Section 411.067. Division Personnel - Sec. 411.067. DIVISION PERSONNEL. (a) The division shall employ the...

Section 411.068. Administrative Violation - Sec. 411.068. ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION. (a) An insurance company commits a...

Subchapter F. Employee Reports of Safety Violations; Educational Materials

Section 411.081. Telephone Hotline - Sec. 411.081. TELEPHONE HOTLINE. (a) The division shall maintain a...

Section 411.082. Employer Retaliation Prohibited - Sec. 411.082. EMPLOYER RETALIATION PROHIBITED. An employer may not suspend...

Section 411.083. Judicial Relief for Employer Retaliation - Sec. 411.083. JUDICIAL RELIEF FOR EMPLOYER RETALIATION. (a) An employee...

Section 411.084. Educational Publications - Sec. 411.084. EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS. (a) The division shall provide to...

Subchapter H. General Requirements Relating to Occupational Health and Safety

Section 411.101. Legislative Policy; Purpose - Sec. 411.101. LEGISLATIVE POLICY; PURPOSE. It is the policy of...

Section 411.102. Definitions - Sec. 411.102. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) Repealed by Acts...

Section 411.103. Duty of Employer to Provide Safe Workplace - Sec. 411.103. DUTY OF EMPLOYER TO PROVIDE SAFE WORKPLACE. Each...

Section 411.104. Division Duties - Sec. 411.104. DIVISION DUTIES. (a) The division shall administer this...

Section 411.105. Confidential Information; Penalty - Sec. 411.105. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION; PENALTY. (a) The division and its...

Section 411.106. Safety Classification - Sec. 411.106. SAFETY CLASSIFICATION. (a) To establish a safety classification...

Section 411.107. Elimination of Safety Impediments - Sec. 411.107. ELIMINATION OF SAFETY IMPEDIMENTS. The division may endeavor...

Section 411.108. Accident Reports - Sec. 411.108. ACCIDENT REPORTS. The division may require an employer...

Section 411.109. Effect on Other Law - Sec. 411.109. EFFECT ON OTHER LAW. This subchapter and Chapters...

Section 411.110. Labor Disputes - Sec. 411.110. LABOR DISPUTES. (a) It is the intent of...

Chapter 412 - State Office of Risk Management

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 412.001. Definitions - Sec. 412.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Subchapter B. Office

Section 412.011. Powers and Duties of Office - Sec. 412.011. POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICE. (a) The State...

Section 412.0111. Affiliation With Office of Attorney General - Sec. 412.0111. AFFILIATION WITH OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL. The office...

Section 412.012. Funding - Text of section as amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg.,...

Section 412.0121. Interagency Contracts - Sec. 412.0121. INTERAGENCY CONTRACTS. (a) Each state agency shall enter...

Section 412.0122. State Self-Insuring for Workers' Compensation - Sec. 412.0122. STATE SELF-INSURING FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION. The state is...

Section 412.0122. State Self-Insuring for Workers' Compensation - Sec. 412.0122. STATE SELF-INSURING FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION. (a) The state...

Section 412.0123. Allocation of Workers' Compensation and Risk Management Costs; Risk Reward Program - Sec. 412.0123. ALLOCATION OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT COSTS;...

Section 412.0123. Deposit of Workers' Compensation Subrogation Recoveries - Text of section as renumbered from Labor Code Sec. 412.012(d)...

Section 412.0124. Deposit of Workers' Compensation Subrogation Recoveries - Sec. 412.0124. DEPOSIT OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION SUBROGATION RECOVERIES. All money...

Section 412.0125. Return-to-Work Coordination Services; Case Management - Sec. 412.0125. RETURN-TO-WORK COORDINATION SERVICES; CASE MANAGEMENT. (a) The office...

Section 412.0126. Analysis - Sec. 412.0126. ANALYSIS. (a) The board shall adopt rules as...

Section 412.0127. Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Sec. 412.0127. PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER. (a) Notwithstanding Section...

Section 412.0128. Confidentiality of Information - Sec. 412.0128. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION. (a) Information in or derived...

Section 412.013. Review and Update of Risk Management Program Guidelines - Sec. 412.013. REVIEW AND UPDATE OF RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM GUIDELINES....

Subchapter C. Board

Section 412.021. Risk Management Board - Sec. 412.021. RISK MANAGEMENT BOARD. (a) The office is governed...

Section 412.022. Training Program for Board Members - Sec. 412.022. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR BOARD MEMBERS. (a) A person...

Section 412.023. Effect of Lobbying Activity - Sec. 412.023. EFFECT OF LOBBYING ACTIVITY. (a) In this section,...

Section 412.024. Grounds for Removal From Board - Sec. 412.024. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL FROM BOARD. (a) It is...

Section 412.027. Use of Technology - Sec. 412.027. USE OF TECHNOLOGY. The board shall implement a...

Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties of Board

Section 412.031. Rulemaking Authority - Sec. 412.031. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. The board shall adopt rules as...

Section 412.032. Board's Report to Legislature - Sec. 412.032. BOARD'S REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. (a) Based on the...

Section 412.033. Hiring Director - Sec. 412.033. HIRING DIRECTOR. The board shall hire a qualified...

Section 412.034. Public Hearing - Sec. 412.034. PUBLIC HEARING. The board shall develop and implement...

Section 412.035. Dispute Resolution - Sec. 412.035. DISPUTE RESOLUTION. (a) The board shall develop and...

Subchapter E. Director

Section 412.041. Director Duties - Sec. 412.041. DIRECTOR DUTIES. (a) The director serves as the...

Section 412.042. Reports to the Legislature - Sec. 412.042. REPORTS TO THE LEGISLATURE. (a) The director shall...

Subchapter F. State Agencies

Section 412.051. Duties of State Agencies; Insurance Notification Requirements - Sec. 412.051. DUTIES OF STATE AGENCIES; INSURANCE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. (a)...

Section 412.052. Exemption of Certain State Agencies - Sec. 412.052. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN STATE AGENCIES. This chapter does...

Section 412.053. Annual Report by State Agency - Sec. 412.053. ANNUAL REPORT BY STATE AGENCY. (a) Each state...

Section 412.054. Continuity of Operations Plan - Sec. 412.054. CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLAN. (a) Each state agency...

Chapter 413 - Medical Review

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 413.002. Medical Review - Sec. 413.002. MEDICAL REVIEW. (a) The division shall monitor health...

Section 413.003. Authority to Contract - Sec. 413.003. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT. The division may contract with...

Section 413.004. Coordination With Providers - Sec. 413.004. COORDINATION WITH PROVIDERS. The division shall coordinate its...

Section 413.006. Advisory Committees - Sec. 413.006. ADVISORY COMMITTEES. The commissioner may appoint advisory committees...

Section 413.007. Information Maintained by Division - Sec. 413.007. INFORMATION MAINTAINED BY DIVISION. (a) The division shall...

Section 413.008. Information From Insurance Carriers; Administrative Violation - Sec. 413.008. INFORMATION FROM INSURANCE CARRIERS; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION. (a) On...

Subchapter B. Medical Services and Fees

Section 413.011. Reimbursement Policies and Guidelines; Treatment Guidelines and Protocols - Sec. 413.011. REIMBURSEMENT POLICIES AND GUIDELINES; TREATMENT GUIDELINES AND PROTOCOLS....

Section 413.0111. Processing Agents - Sec. 413.0111. PROCESSING AGENTS. The rules adopted by the commissioner...

Section 413.0112. Reimbursement of Federal Military Treatment Facility - Sec. 413.0112. REIMBURSEMENT OF FEDERAL MILITARY TREATMENT FACILITY. (a) In...

Section 413.0115. Requirements for Certain Voluntary or Informal Networks - Sec. 413.0115. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN VOLUNTARY OR INFORMAL NETWORKS. (a)...

Section 413.012. Medical Policy and Guideline Updates Required - Sec. 413.012. MEDICAL POLICY AND GUIDELINE UPDATES REQUIRED. The medical...

Section 413.013. Programs - Sec. 413.013. PROGRAMS. The commissioner by rule shall establish: (1)...

Section 413.014. Preauthorization Requirements; Concurrent Review and Certification of Health Care - Sec. 413.014. PREAUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS; CONCURRENT REVIEW AND CERTIFICATION OF HEALTH...

Section 413.0141. Initial Pharmaceutical Coverage - Sec. 413.0141. INITIAL PHARMACEUTICAL COVERAGE. The commissioner may by rule...

Section 413.015. Payment by Insurance Carriers; Audit and Review - Sec. 413.015. PAYMENT BY INSURANCE CARRIERS; AUDIT AND REVIEW. (a)...

Section 413.016. Payments in Violation of Medical Policies and Fee Guidelines - Sec. 413.016. PAYMENTS IN VIOLATION OF MEDICAL POLICIES AND FEE...

Section 413.017. Presumption of Reasonableness - Sec. 413.017. PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS. The following medical services are...

Section 413.018. Review of Medical Care if Guidelines Exceeded - Sec. 413.018. REVIEW OF MEDICAL CARE IF GUIDELINES EXCEEDED. (a)...

Section 413.019. Interest Earned for Delayed Payment, Refund, or Overpayment - Sec. 413.019. INTEREST EARNED FOR DELAYED PAYMENT, REFUND, OR OVERPAYMENT....

Section 413.020. Division Charges - Sec. 413.020. DIVISION CHARGES. The commissioner by rule shall establish...

Section 413.021. Return-to-Work Coordination Services - Sec. 413.021. RETURN-TO-WORK COORDINATION SERVICES. (a) An insurance carrier shall,...

Section 413.022. Return-to-Work Reimbursement Program for Employers; Fund - Sec. 413.022. RETURN-TO-WORK REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYERS; FUND. (a) In...

Section 413.023. Information to Employers - Sec. 413.023. INFORMATION TO EMPLOYERS. (a) The division shall provide...

Section 413.024. Information to Employees - Sec. 413.024. INFORMATION TO EMPLOYEES. The division shall provide injured...

Section 413.025. Return-to-Work Goals and Assistance - Sec. 413.025. RETURN-TO-WORK GOALS AND ASSISTANCE. (a) The division shall...

Subchapter C. Dispute Resolution

Section 413.031. Medical Dispute Resolution - Sec. 413.031. MEDICAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION. (a) A party, including a...

Section 413.0311. Review of Medical Necessity Disputes; Contested Case Hearing - Sec. 413.0311. REVIEW OF MEDICAL NECESSITY DISPUTES; CONTESTED CASE HEARING....

Section 413.0312. Review of Medical Fee Disputes; Benefit Review Conference - Sec. 413.0312. REVIEW OF MEDICAL FEE DISPUTES; BENEFIT REVIEW CONFERENCE....

Section 413.032. Independent Review Organization Decision; Appeal - Sec. 413.032. INDEPENDENT REVIEW ORGANIZATION DECISION; APPEAL. (a) An independent...

Subchapter D. Health Care Providers

Section 413.041. Disclosure - Sec. 413.041. DISCLOSURE. (a) Each health care practitioner shall disclose...

Section 413.042. Private Claims; Administrative Violation - Sec. 413.042. PRIVATE CLAIMS; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION. (a) A health care...

Section 413.043. Overcharging Prohibited; Offense - Sec. 413.043. OVERCHARGING PROHIBITED; OFFENSE. (a) A health care provider...

Section 413.044. Sanctions on Designated Doctor - Sec. 413.044. SANCTIONS ON DESIGNATED DOCTOR. (a) In addition to...

Subchapter E. Implementation of Commission Powers and Duties

Section 413.051. Contracts With Review Organizations and Health Care Providers - Sec. 413.051. CONTRACTS WITH REVIEW ORGANIZATIONS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS....

Section 413.0511. Medical Advisor - Sec. 413.0511. MEDICAL ADVISOR. (a) The division shall employ or...

Section 413.05115. Medical Quality Review Process - Sec. 413.05115. MEDICAL QUALITY REVIEW PROCESS. (a) The division shall...

Section 413.0512. Medical Quality Review Panel - Sec. 413.0512. MEDICAL QUALITY REVIEW PANEL. (a) The medical advisor...

Section 413.05121. Quality Assurance Panel - Sec. 413.05121. QUALITY ASSURANCE PANEL. (a) The medical advisor shall...

Section 413.05122. Medical Quality Review Panel: Rules; Training - Sec. 413.05122. MEDICAL QUALITY REVIEW PANEL: RULES; TRAINING. (a) The...

Section 413.0513. Confidentiality Requirements - Sec. 413.0513. CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS. (a) Information collected, assembled, or maintained...

Section 413.0514. Information Sharing With Occupational Licensing Boards - Sec. 413.0514. INFORMATION SHARING WITH OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS. (a) This...

Section 413.0515. Reports of Chiropractor Violations - Sec. 413.0515. REPORTS OF CHIROPRACTOR VIOLATIONS. (a) Repealed by Acts...

Section 413.052. Production of Documents - Sec. 413.052. PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS. The commissioner by rule shall...

Section 413.053. Standards of Reporting and Billing - Sec. 413.053. STANDARDS OF REPORTING AND BILLING. The commissioner by...

Section 413.054. Immunity From Liability - Sec. 413.054. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY. (a) A person who performs...

Section 413.055. Interlocutory Orders; Reimbursement - Sec. 413.055. INTERLOCUTORY ORDERS; REIMBURSEMENT. (a) The commissioner may enter...

Chapter 414 - Enforcement of Compliance and Practice Requirements

Section 414.002. Monitoring Duties - Sec. 414.002. MONITORING DUTIES. (a) The division shall monitor for...

Section 414.003. Compilation and Use of Information - Sec. 414.003. COMPILATION AND USE OF INFORMATION. (a) The division...

Section 414.004. Performance Review of Insurance Carriers - Sec. 414.004. PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF INSURANCE CARRIERS. (a) The division...

Section 414.005. Investigation Unit - Sec. 414.005. INVESTIGATION UNIT. (a) The division shall maintain an...

Section 414.006. Referral to Other Authorities - Sec. 414.006. REFERRAL TO OTHER AUTHORITIES. (a) For further investigation...

Section 414.007. Medical Review - Sec. 414.007. MEDICAL REVIEW. The division shall review information concerning...

Chapter 415 - Administrative Violations

Subchapter A. Prohibited Acts

Section 415.001. Administrative Violation by Representative of Employee or Legal Beneficiary - Sec. 415.001. ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION BY REPRESENTATIVE OF EMPLOYEE OR LEGAL...

Section 415.002. Administrative Violation by Insurance Carrier - Sec. 415.002. ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION BY INSURANCE CARRIER. (a) An insurance...

Section 415.003. Administrative Violation by Health Care Provider - Sec. 415.003. ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. A health...

Section 415.0035. Additional Violations by Insurance Carrier or Health Care Provider - Sec. 415.0035. ADDITIONAL VIOLATIONS BY INSURANCE CARRIER OR HEALTH CARE...

Section 415.0036. Administrative Violation by Person Performing Certain Claim Services - Sec. 415.0036. ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION BY PERSON PERFORMING CERTAIN CLAIM SERVICES....

Section 415.005. Overcharging by Health Care Providers Prohibited; Administrative Violation - Sec. 415.005. OVERCHARGING BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS PROHIBITED; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION....

Section 415.006. Employer Chargebacks Prohibited; Administrative Violation - Sec. 415.006. EMPLOYER CHARGEBACKS PROHIBITED; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION. (a) An employer...

Section 415.007. Loans by Attorneys Prohibited - Sec. 415.007. LOANS BY ATTORNEYS PROHIBITED. (a) An attorney who...

Section 415.008. Fraudulently Obtaining or Denying Benefits; Administrative Violation - Sec. 415.008. FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINING OR DENYING BENEFITS; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION. (a)...

Section 415.009. Frivolous Actions; Administrative Violation - Sec. 415.009. FRIVOLOUS ACTIONS; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION. A person commits an...

Section 415.010. Breach of Agreement; Administrative Violation - Sec. 415.010. BREACH OF AGREEMENT; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION. A party to...

Section 415.011. Notice of Professional Employer Organization Workers' Compensation Claim and Payment Information; Administrative Violation - Sec. 415.011. NOTICE OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM...

Subchapter B. Sanctions

Section 415.021. Assessment of Administrative Penalties - Sec. 415.021. ASSESSMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES. (a) In addition to...

Section 415.0211. Emergency Cease and Desist Order - Sec. 415.0211. EMERGENCY CEASE AND DESIST ORDER. (a) The commissioner...

Section 415.0215. Sanctions - Sec. 415.0215. SANCTIONS. (a) The division may impose sanctions against...

Section 415.023. Commission of Wrongful Act as Matter of Practice; Administrative Violation - Sec. 415.023. COMMISSION OF WRONGFUL ACT AS MATTER OF PRACTICE;...

Section 415.024. Breach of Settlement Agreement; Administrative Violation - Sec. 415.024. BREACH OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION. A material...

Section 415.025. References to a Class of Violation or Penalty - Sec. 415.025. REFERENCES TO A CLASS OF VIOLATION OR PENALTY....

Subchapter C. Procedures

Section 415.031. Initiation of Administrative Violation Proceedings - Sec. 415.031. INITIATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION PROCEEDINGS. Any person may...

Section 415.032. Notice of Possible Administrative Violation; Response - Sec. 415.032. NOTICE OF POSSIBLE ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION; RESPONSE. (a) If...

Section 415.033. Failure to Respond - Sec. 415.033. FAILURE TO RESPOND. If, without good cause, a...

Section 415.034. Hearing Procedures - Sec. 415.034. HEARING PROCEDURES. On the request of the charged...

Section 415.035. Judicial Review - Sec. 415.035. JUDICIAL REVIEW. A decision under Section 415.034 is...

Section 415.036. Standard of Judicial Review of Commissioner's Order - Sec. 415.036. STANDARD OF JUDICIAL REVIEW OF COMMISSIONER'S ORDER. An...

Chapter 416 - Actions Against Insurance Carrier for Breach of Duty

Section 416.001. Certain Causes of Action Precluded - Sec. 416.001. CERTAIN CAUSES OF ACTION PRECLUDED. An action taken...

Section 416.002. Exemplary Damages - Sec. 416.002. EXEMPLARY DAMAGES. (a) In an action against an...

Chapter 417 - Third-Party Liability

Section 417.001. Third-Party Liability - Sec. 417.001. THIRD-PARTY LIABILITY. (a) An employee or legal beneficiary...

Section 417.002. Recovery in Third-Party Action - Sec. 417.002. RECOVERY IN THIRD-PARTY ACTION. (a) The net amount...

Section 417.003. Attorney's Fee for Representation of Insurance Carrier's Interest - Sec. 417.003. ATTORNEY'S FEE FOR REPRESENTATION OF INSURANCE CARRIER'S INTEREST....

Section 417.004. Employer Liability to Third Party - Sec. 417.004. EMPLOYER LIABILITY TO THIRD PARTY. In an action...

Chapter 418 - Criminal Investigations and Penalties

Section 418.001. Penalty for Fraudulently Obtaining or Denying Benefits - Sec. 418.001. PENALTY FOR FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINING OR DENYING BENEFITS. (a)...

Section 418.002. Penalty for Fraudulently Obtaining Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage - Sec. 418.002. PENALTY FOR FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINING WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE....

Section 418.003. Election of Prosecution - Sec. 418.003. ELECTION OF PROSECUTION. A person who commits an...

Section 418.004. Subpoena Authority - Sec. 418.004. SUBPOENA AUTHORITY. (a) The commissioner may issue a...

Chapter 419 - Misuse of Division Name

Section 419.001. Definitions - Sec. 419.001. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter: (1) "Representation of...

Section 419.002. Misuse of Division's Name or Symbols Prohibited - Sec. 419.002. MISUSE OF DIVISION'S NAME OR SYMBOLS PROHIBITED. (a)...

Section 419.003. Rules - Sec. 419.003. RULES. The commissioner may adopt rules relating to...

Section 419.004. Civil Penalty - Sec. 419.004. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who violates Section...

Section 419.005. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 419.005. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The division may assess an...

Section 419.006. Injunctive Relief - Sec. 419.006. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. (a) At the request of the...

Section 419.007. Remedies Not Exclusive - Sec. 419.007. REMEDIES NOT EXCLUSIVE. The remedies provided by this...

Subtitle B - Discrimination Issues

Chapter 451 - Discrimination Prohibited

Section 451.001. Discrimination Against Employees Prohibited - Sec. 451.001. DISCRIMINATION AGAINST EMPLOYEES PROHIBITED. A person may not...

Section 451.002. Remedies; Burden of Proof - Sec. 451.002. REMEDIES; BURDEN OF PROOF. (a) A person who...

Section 451.0025. Waiver of Immunity; Permission for First Responder to Sue - Sec. 451.0025. WAIVER OF IMMUNITY; PERMISSION FOR FIRST RESPONDER TO...

Section 451.003. Injunction - Sec. 451.003. INJUNCTION. A district court may restrain, for cause...

Subtitle C - Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage for Certain Government Employees

Chapter 501 - Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage for State Employees, Including Employees Under the Direction or Control of the Board of Regents of Texas Tech University

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 501.001. Definitions - Sec. 501.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Division" means the...

Section 501.002. Application of General Workers' Compensation Laws; Limit on Actions and Damages - Sec. 501.002. APPLICATION OF GENERAL WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAWS; LIMIT ON...

Section 501.003. Legal Beneficiary of Deceased Employee - Sec. 501.003. LEGAL BENEFICIARY OF DECEASED EMPLOYEE. (a) The provisions...

Subchapter B. Coverage

Section 501.021. Workers' Compensation Coverage for Employees - Sec. 501.021. WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERAGE FOR EMPLOYEES. An employee with...

Section 501.022. Employees of Component Institutions or System Administration of Texas Tech University System - Sec. 501.022. EMPLOYEES OF COMPONENT INSTITUTIONS OR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION OF...

Section 501.024. Exclusions From Coverage - Sec. 501.024. EXCLUSIONS FROM COVERAGE. The following persons are excluded...

Section 501.025. Coverage for Out-of-State Employees - Sec. 501.025. COVERAGE FOR OUT-OF-STATE EMPLOYEES. (a) An employee who...

Section 501.026. Coverage for Certain Services Provided by Volunteers - Sec. 501.026. COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN SERVICES PROVIDED BY VOLUNTEERS. (a)...

Subchapter C. Administration

Section 501.0431. Compilation of Statistics Relating to Fraud - Sec. 501.0431. COMPILATION OF STATISTICS RELATING TO FRAUD. The director...

Section 501.044. Effect of Sick Leave; Annual Leave - Sec. 501.044. EFFECT OF SICK LEAVE; ANNUAL LEAVE. (a) An...

Section 501.045. Effect of Emergency Leave - Sec. 501.045. EFFECT OF EMERGENCY LEAVE. (a) Payments for emergency...

Section 501.046. Reports of Termination or Continuation of Injuries - Sec. 501.046. REPORTS OF TERMINATION OR CONTINUATION OF INJURIES. In...

Section 501.048. State Agency Summary in Budget Requests - Sec. 501.048. STATE AGENCY SUMMARY IN BUDGET REQUESTS. Each state...

Section 501.050. Notice of Appeal; Notice of Trial Court Judgment; Offense - Sec. 501.050. NOTICE OF APPEAL; NOTICE OF TRIAL COURT JUDGMENT;...

Section 501.051. Payment of Medical and Indemnity Benefits - Sec. 501.051. PAYMENT OF MEDICAL AND INDEMNITY BENEFITS. Medical benefit...

Chapter 502 - Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage for Employees of the Texas A&m University System and Employees of Institutions of the Texas A&m University System

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 502.001. Definitions - Sec. 502.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Division" means the...

Section 502.002. Application of General Workers' Compensation Laws; Limit on Actions and Damages - Sec. 502.002. APPLICATION OF GENERAL WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAWS; LIMIT ON...

Section 502.003. Legal Beneficiary of Deceased Employee - Sec. 502.003. LEGAL BENEFICIARY OF DECEASED EMPLOYEE. (a) A reference...

Subchapter B. Coverage

Section 502.021. Workers' Compensation Coverage for Institution Employees - Sec. 502.021. WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERAGE FOR INSTITUTION EMPLOYEES. (a) The...

Section 502.022. Authority to Self-Insure - Sec. 502.022. AUTHORITY TO SELF-INSURE. An institution may self-insure. Acts...

Section 502.023. Insurance Requirement - Sec. 502.023. INSURANCE REQUIREMENT. (a) The board of regents of...

Section 502.024. Preexisting Disqualifying Condition - Sec. 502.024. PREEXISTING DISQUALIFYING CONDITION. (a) An institution may certify...

Section 502.025. Coverage for Out-of-State Employees - Sec. 502.025. COVERAGE FOR OUT-OF-STATE EMPLOYEES. (a) An employee who...

Subchapter C. Offsets

Section 502.041. Exhaustion of Annual and Sick Leave - Sec. 502.041. EXHAUSTION OF ANNUAL AND SICK LEAVE. (a) An...

Subchapter D. Administration

Section 502.061. Administration and Rules - Sec. 502.061. ADMINISTRATION AND RULES. (a) The system shall administer...

Section 502.062. Percentage of Payroll Set Aside for Workers' Compensation Expenses; Account; Reports - Sec. 502.062. PERCENTAGE OF PAYROLL SET ASIDE FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION...

Section 502.063. Certified Copies of Division Documents - Sec. 502.063. CERTIFIED COPIES OF DIVISION DOCUMENTS. (a) The division...

Section 502.064. Preemployment Physical Required; Examining Physicians; Institution Records - Sec. 502.064. PREEMPLOYMENT PHYSICAL REQUIRED; EXAMINING PHYSICIANS; INSTITUTION RECORDS. (a)...

Section 502.065. Reports of Injuries - Sec. 502.065. REPORTS OF INJURIES. (a) In addition to a...

Section 502.066. Required Examination of Injured Employee; Refusal to Submit to Examination - Sec. 502.066. REQUIRED EXAMINATION OF INJURED EMPLOYEE; REFUSAL TO SUBMIT...

Section 502.067. Refusal to Submit to Medical Treatment - Sec. 502.067. REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO MEDICAL TREATMENT. (a) The...

Section 502.068. Postponement of Hearing - Sec. 502.068. POSTPONEMENT OF HEARING. If an injured employee is...

Section 502.069. Notice of Appeal; Notice of Trial Court Judgment; Offense - Sec. 502.069. NOTICE OF APPEAL; NOTICE OF TRIAL COURT JUDGMENT;...

Section 502.070. Attorney General as Legal Representative - Sec. 502.070. ATTORNEY GENERAL AS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE. The attorney general...

Chapter 503 - Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage for Employees of the University of Texas System and Employees of Institutions of the University of Texas System

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 503.001. Definitions - Sec. 503.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commissioner" means the...

Section 503.002. Application of General Workers' Compensation Laws; Limit on Actions and Damages - Sec. 503.002. APPLICATION OF GENERAL WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAWS; LIMIT ON...

Section 503.003. Legal Beneficiary of Deceased Employee - Sec. 503.003. LEGAL BENEFICIARY OF DECEASED EMPLOYEE. (a) A reference...

Subchapter B. Coverage

Section 503.021. Workers' Compensation Coverage for System and Institution Employees - Sec. 503.021. WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERAGE FOR SYSTEM AND INSTITUTION EMPLOYEES....

Section 503.022. Authority to Self-Insure - Sec. 503.022. AUTHORITY TO SELF-INSURE. An institution may self-insure as...

Section 503.023. Insurance Requirement - Sec. 503.023. INSURANCE REQUIREMENT. The board of regents of the...

Section 503.024. Waiver of Rights - Sec. 503.024. WAIVER OF RIGHTS. An agreement by an employee...

Section 503.025. Coverage for Out-of-State Employees - Sec. 503.025. COVERAGE FOR OUT-OF-STATE EMPLOYEES. (a) An employee who...

Subchapter C. Offsets

Section 503.041. Exhaustion of Annual and Sick Leave - Sec. 503.041. EXHAUSTION OF ANNUAL AND SICK LEAVE. (a) An...

Subchapter D. Administration

Section 503.061. Administration and Rules - Sec. 503.061. ADMINISTRATION AND RULES. (a) The system shall administer...

Section 503.062. Percentage of Payroll Set Aside for Workers' Compensation Expenses; Account; Reports - Sec. 503.062. PERCENTAGE OF PAYROLL SET ASIDE FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION...

Section 503.063. Certified Copies of Division Documents - Sec. 503.063. CERTIFIED COPIES OF DIVISION DOCUMENTS. (a) The division...

Section 503.064. Examining Physicians - Sec. 503.064. EXAMINING PHYSICIANS. (a) The institution shall designate a...

Section 503.065. Reports of Injuries - Sec. 503.065. REPORTS OF INJURIES. (a) In addition to a...

Section 503.066. Required Examination of Injured Employee; Refusal to Submit to Examination - Sec. 503.066. REQUIRED EXAMINATION OF INJURED EMPLOYEE; REFUSAL TO SUBMIT...

Section 503.067. Refusal to Submit to Medical Treatment - Sec. 503.067. REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO MEDICAL TREATMENT. (a) The...

Section 503.068. Postponement of Hearing - Sec. 503.068. POSTPONEMENT OF HEARING. If an injured employee is...

Section 503.069. Notice of Appeal; Notice of Trial Court Judgment; Offense - Sec. 503.069. NOTICE OF APPEAL; NOTICE OF TRIAL COURT JUDGMENT;...

Section 503.070. Venue for Judicial Review - Sec. 503.070. VENUE FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW. (a) A party who...

Section 503.071. Attorney General as Legal Representative - Sec. 503.071. ATTORNEY GENERAL AS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE. The attorney general...

Chapter 504 - Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage for Employees of Political Subdivisions

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 504.001. Definitions - Sec. 504.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter, unless a different meaning...

Section 504.002. Application of General Workers' Compensation Laws; Limit on Actions and Damages - Sec. 504.002. APPLICATION OF GENERAL WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAWS; LIMIT ON...

Section 504.003. Election of Remedies - Sec. 504.003. ELECTION OF REMEDIES. A person may not bring...

Subchapter B. Coverage

Section 504.011. Method of Providing Coverage - Sec. 504.011. METHOD OF PROVIDING COVERAGE. A political subdivision shall...

Section 504.012. Optional Coverages - Sec. 504.012. OPTIONAL COVERAGES. (a) A political subdivision may cover...

Section 504.013. Coverage for Trustees and Staff of Self-Insurance Fund - Sec. 504.013. COVERAGE FOR TRUSTEES AND STAFF OF SELF-INSURANCE FUND....

Section 504.014. Exclusions - Sec. 504.014. EXCLUSIONS. A person is not an employee and...

Section 504.015. Municipal Utilities - Sec. 504.015. MUNICIPAL UTILITIES. (a) This section applies to a...

Section 504.016. Joint Insurance Fund - Sec. 504.016. JOINT INSURANCE FUND. (a) Two or more political...

Section 504.017. Federal and State Funded Transportation Entities - Sec. 504.017. FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDED TRANSPORTATION ENTITIES. An entity...

Section 504.018. Notice to Division and Employees; Effect on Common-Law or Statutory Liability - Sec. 504.018. NOTICE TO DIVISION AND EMPLOYEES; EFFECT ON COMMON-LAW...

Section 504.019. Coverage for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder for Certain First Responders - Sec. 504.019. COVERAGE FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER FOR CERTAIN FIRST...

Subchapter C. Benefits and Offsets

Section 504.051. Offset Against Payments for Incapacity - Sec. 504.051. OFFSET AGAINST PAYMENTS FOR INCAPACITY. (a) Benefits provided...

Section 504.052. Sick Leave Benefits - Sec. 504.052. SICK LEAVE BENEFITS. (a) The governing body of...

Section 504.053. Election - Sec. 504.053. ELECTION. (a) A political subdivision that self-insures either...

Section 504.054. Contested Case Hearing on and Judicial Review of Independent Review - Sec. 504.054. CONTESTED CASE HEARING ON AND JUDICIAL REVIEW OF...

Section 504.055. Expedited Provision of Medical Benefits for Certain Injuries Sustained by First Responder in Course and Scope of Employment - Sec. 504.055. EXPEDITED PROVISION OF MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN INJURIES...

Section 504.056. Intent of Expedited Provision of Medical Benefits for Certain Injuries Sustained by First Responder in Course and Scope of Employment - Sec. 504.056. INTENT OF EXPEDITED PROVISION OF MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR...

Subchapter D. Administration

Section 504.071. Rules; Forms - Sec. 504.071. RULES; FORMS. A political subdivision may: (1) adopt...

Section 504.072. Appropriations for Disbursements; Account; Report - Sec. 504.072. APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISBURSEMENTS; ACCOUNT; REPORT. (a) A political...

Section 504.073. Representation in Legal Proceedings - Sec. 504.073. REPRESENTATION IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. (a) Except as provided...

Section 504.074. Self-Insurance Account for Death Benefits and Lifetime Income Benefits - Sec. 504.074. SELF-INSURANCE ACCOUNT FOR DEATH BENEFITS AND LIFETIME INCOME...

Chapter 505 - Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage for Employees of Texas Department of Transportation

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 505.001. Definitions - Sec. 505.001. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter: (1) Repealed by...

Section 505.002. Application of General Workers' Compensation Laws; Limit on Actions and Damages - Sec. 505.002. APPLICATION OF GENERAL WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAWS; LIMIT ON...

Subchapter B. Coverage

Section 505.011. Workers' Compensation Coverage for Department Employees - Sec. 505.011. WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERAGE FOR DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES. The department...

Section 505.012. Authority to Self-Insure - Sec. 505.012. AUTHORITY TO SELF-INSURE. The department may self-insure. Acts...

Section 505.013. Individuals Employed by Subcontractors - Sec. 505.013. INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED BY SUBCONTRACTORS. (a) Except as provided...

Subchapter C. Administration

Section 505.051. Administration; Rules; Forms - Sec. 505.051. ADMINISTRATION; RULES; FORMS. (a) The department shall administer...

Section 505.052. Percentage of Payroll Set Aside for Workers' Compensation Expenses; Account; Reports - Sec. 505.052. PERCENTAGE OF PAYROLL SET ASIDE FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION...

Section 505.053. Certified Copies of Division Documents - Sec. 505.053. CERTIFIED COPIES OF DIVISION DOCUMENTS. (a) The division...

Section 505.054. Preemployment Physical; Examining Physicians - Sec. 505.054. PREEMPLOYMENT PHYSICAL; EXAMINING PHYSICIANS. (a) The department may...

Section 505.055. Reports of Injuries - Sec. 505.055. REPORTS OF INJURIES. (a) A report of an...

Section 505.056. Required Examination of Injured Employee; Refusal to Submit to Examination - Sec. 505.056. REQUIRED EXAMINATION OF INJURED EMPLOYEE; REFUSAL TO SUBMIT...

Section 505.057. Refusal to Submit to Medical Treatment - Sec. 505.057. REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO MEDICAL TREATMENT. (a) The...

Section 505.058. Postponement of Hearing - Sec. 505.058. POSTPONEMENT OF HEARING. If an injured employee is...

Section 505.059. Notice of Appeal; Notice of Trial Court Judgment; Offense - Sec. 505.059. NOTICE OF APPEAL; NOTICE OF TRIAL COURT JUDGMENT;...

Section 505.060. Effect of Sick Leave; Annual Leave - Sec. 505.060. EFFECT OF SICK LEAVE; ANNUAL LEAVE. (a) An...

Chapter 506 - Miscellaneous Provisions Applicable to Government Employees

Section 506.001. Late Payment of Judgment by the State - Sec. 506.001. LATE PAYMENT OF JUDGMENT BY THE STATE. (a)...

Section 506.002. Reimbursement From Non-Treasury Funds - Sec. 506.002. REIMBURSEMENT FROM NON-TREASURY FUNDS. (a) An agency or...

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