405.002
(a) The workers’ compensation research and evaluation group is located within the department and serves as a resource for the commissioner of insurance on workers’ compensation issues. (b) The department may apply for and spend grant funds to implement this chapter. (c) The department shall ensure that all research reports prepared under this chapter or […]
405.0026
(a) The group shall prepare and publish annually in the Texas Register a proposed workers’ compensation research agenda for the commissioner of insurance review and approval. (b) The commissioner of insurance shall: (1) accept public comments on the research agenda; and (2) hold a public hearing on the proposed research agenda if a hearing is […]
405.003
(a) The group’s duties under this chapter are funded through the assessment of a maintenance tax collected annually from all insurance carriers, and self-insurance groups that hold certificates of approval under Chapter 407A, except governmental entities. (b) The department shall set the rate of the maintenance tax based on the expenditures authorized and the receipts […]
405.004
(a) As required to fulfill the group’s objectives under this chapter, the group is entitled to access to the files and records of: (1) the division; (2) the Texas Workforce Commission; (3) the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services; (4) the office of injured employee counsel; (5) the State Office of Risk Management; and (6) […]
406.004
(a) An employer who does not obtain workers’ compensation insurance coverage shall notify the division in writing, in the time and as prescribed by commissioner rule, that the employer elects not to obtain coverage. (b) The commissioner shall prescribe forms to be used for the employer notification and shall require the employer to provide reasonable […]
406.005
(a) An employer shall notify each employee as provided by this section whether or not the employer has workers’ compensation insurance coverage. (b) The employer shall notify a new employee of the existence or absence of workers’ compensation insurance coverage at the time the employee is hired. (c) Each employer shall post a notice of […]
406.006
(a) An insurance company from which an employer has obtained workers’ compensation insurance coverage, a certified self-insurer, a workers’ compensation self-insurance group under Chapter 407A, and a political subdivision shall file notice of the coverage and claim administration contact information with the division not later than the 10th day after the date on which the […]
406.011
(a) The commissioner by rule may require an insurance carrier to designate a representative in Austin to act as the insurance carrier’s agent before the division in Austin. Notice to the designated agent constitutes notice to the insurance carrier. (b) A person commits an administrative violation if the person violates a rule adopted under this […]
406.051
(a) An insurance company may contract to secure an employer’s liability and obligations and to pay compensation by issuing a workers’ compensation insurance policy under this subchapter. (b) The contract for coverage must be written on a policy and endorsements approved by the Texas Department of Insurance. (c) The employer may not transfer: (1) the […]
406.073
(a) An employee whose work requires regular travel between this state and at least one other jurisdiction may agree in writing with the employer on the principal location of the employment. (b) The employer shall file the agreement with the division on request. (c) A person commits an administrative violation if the person violates Subsection […]