407a.462
If the guaranty fund has assumed compensation obligations on behalf of an insolvent group, information on a workers’ compensation claim may be released to the guaranty fund as provided by Section 402.084(a). Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 1055, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
407a.463
(a) The guaranty fund is a party in interest in a proceeding involving a workers’ compensation claim against an insolvent group whose compensation obligations have been paid or assumed by the guaranty fund. (b) The guaranty fund has the same rights and defenses as the insolvent group, including the right to: (1) appear, defend, or […]
407a.464
(a) Benefit payments made by the guaranty fund under this subchapter are entitled to the same preference over other debts of the insolvent group as provided by law to benefit payments owed by the insolvent group to the person entitled to the benefits. (b) The guaranty fund has the priority status provided by Section 8, […]
407a.465
Monies advanced by the association under this chapter do not become assets of the insolvent group but constitute a special fund advanced to the commissioner, receiver, or other statutory successor only for the payment of compensation liabilities, including the costs of claim administration and legal costs. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 1055, § […]
408.001
(a) Recovery of workers’ compensation benefits is the exclusive remedy of an employee covered by workers’ compensation insurance coverage or a legal beneficiary against the employer or an agent or employee of the employer for the death of or a work-related injury sustained by the employee. (b) This section does not prohibit the recovery of […]
408.003
(a) After an injury, an employer may: (1) initiate benefit payments, including medical benefits; or (2) on the written request or agreement of the employee, supplement income benefits paid by the insurance carrier by an amount that does not exceed the amount computed by subtracting the amount of the income benefit payments from the employee’s […]
408.0042
(a) The division shall require an injured employee to submit to a single medical examination to define the compensable injury on request by the insurance carrier. (b) A medical examination under this section shall be performed by the employee’s treating doctor. The insurance carrier shall pay the costs of the examination. (c) After the medical […]
408.005
(a) A settlement may not provide for payment of benefits in a lump sum except as provided by Section 408.128. (b) An employee’s right to medical benefits as provided by Section 408.021 may not be limited or terminated. (c) A settlement or agreement resolving an issue of impairment: (1) may not be made before the […]
408.022
(a) Except in an emergency, the division shall require an employee to receive medical treatment from a doctor chosen from a list of doctors approved by the commissioner. A doctor may perform only those procedures that are within the scope of the practice for which the doctor is licensed. The employee is entitled to the […]
408.024
Except as otherwise provided, and after notice and an opportunity for hearing, the commissioner may relieve an insurance carrier of liability for health care that is furnished by a health care provider or another person selected in a manner inconsistent with the requirements of this subchapter. Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, § 1, eff. […]