505.055
(a) A report of an injury filed with the division of workers’ compensation under Section 409.005, in addition to the information required by commissioner of workers’ compensation rules, must contain: (1) the name, age, sex, and occupation of the injured employee; (2) the character of work in which the employee was engaged at the time […]
505.056
(a) The division of workers’ compensation may require an employee who claims to have been injured to submit to an examination by the division or a person acting under the division’s authority at a reasonable time and place in this state. (b) An employee is not entitled to compensation during or for a period in […]
505.057
(a) The commissioner of workers’ compensation may order or direct the department to reduce or suspend the compensation of an injured employee if the employee: (1) persists in insanitary or injurious practices that tend to imperil or retard the employee’s recovery; or (2) refuses to submit to medical, surgical, or other remedial treatment recognized by […]
505.058
If an injured employee is receiving benefits under this chapter and the department is providing hospitalization or medical treatment to the employee, the division of workers’ compensation may postpone the hearing of the employee’s claim. An appeal may not be taken from an order of the commissioner of workers’ compensation under this section. Acts 1993, […]
505.059
(a) In each case appealed from the division of workers’ compensation to a county or district court: (1) the clerk of the court shall mail to the division: (A) not later than the 20th day after the date the case is filed, a notice containing the style, number, and date of filing of the case; […]
504.018
(a) A political subdivision shall notify the division of the method by which its employees will receive benefits, the approximate number of employees covered, and the estimated amount of payroll. (b) A political subdivision shall notify its employees of the method by which the employees will receive benefits and the effective date of the coverage. […]
410.002
A proceeding before the division to determine the liability of an insurance carrier for compensation for an injury or death under this subtitle is governed by this chapter. Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 265, § 3.150, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
410.007
(a) The division shall determine the type of information that is most useful to parties to help resolve disputes regarding income benefits. That information may include: (1) reports regarding the compensable injury; (2) medical information regarding the injured employee; and (3) wage records. (b) The division shall publish a list developed from the information described […]
410.021
A benefit review conference is a nonadversarial, informal dispute resolution proceeding designed to: (1) explain, orally and in writing, the rights of the respective parties to a workers’ compensation claim and the procedures necessary to protect those rights; (2) discuss the facts of the claim, review available information in order to evaluate the claim, and […]
410.022
(a) A benefit review officer shall conduct a benefit review conference. (b) A benefit review officer must: (1) be an employee of the division; (2) be trained in the principles and procedures of dispute mediation; and (3) have documentation satisfactory to the commissioner that evidences the completion by the officer of at least 40 classroom […]