Sec. 408.128. COMMUTATION OF IMPAIRMENT INCOME BENEFITS. (a) An employee may elect to commute the remainder of the impairment income benefits to which the employee is entitled if the employee has returned to work for at least three months, earning at least 80 percent of the employee's average weekly wage.
(b) An employee who elects to commute impairment income benefits is not entitled to additional income benefits for the compensable injury.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Workers' Compensation
Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act
Chapter 408 - Workers' Compensation Benefits
Subchapter G. Impairment Income Benefits
Section 408.121. Impairment Income Benefits
Section 408.122. Eligibility for Impairment Income Benefits
Section 408.1225. Designated Doctor
Section 408.123. Certification of Maximum Medical Improvement; Evaluation of Impairment Rating
Section 408.124. Impairment Rating Guidelines
Section 408.125. Dispute as to Impairment Rating
Section 408.126. Amount of Impairment Income Benefits
Section 408.127. Reduction of Impairment Income Benefits