503.041
(a) An employee may elect to use accrued sick leave before receiving income benefits. If an employee elects to use sick leave, the employee is not entitled to income benefits under this chapter until the employee has exhausted the employee’s accrued sick leave. (b) An employee may elect to use all or any number of […]
503.061
(a) The system shall administer this chapter. (b) Process and procedure under this chapter shall be as summary as possible. (c) The system may: (1) adopt and publish rules and prescribe and furnish forms necessary for the administration of this chapter; and (2) adopt and enforce rules necessary for the prevention of accidents and injuries. […]
503.063
(a) The division shall furnish a certified copy of an order, award, decision, or paper on file in the division’s office to a person entitled to the copy on written request and payment of the fee for the copy. The fee is the same as that charged for similar services by the secretary of state’s […]
503.065
(a) In addition to a report of an injury filed with the division under Section 409.005(a), an institution shall file a supplemental report that contains: (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 of the injury; (3) the […]
503.066
(a) The division 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) On the request of an employee, the system, or the institution, the employee, the system, or […]
503.067
(a) The commissioner may order or direct the system or the institution to reduce or suspend the compensation of an injured employee who: (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 the state […]
503.068
If an injured employee is receiving benefits under this chapter and the system or the institution is providing hospitalization or medical treatment to the employee, the division may postpone the hearing on the employee’s claim. An appeal may not be taken from a commissioner order under this section. Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, § […]
503.069
(a) In each case appealed from the division 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; and (B) not […]
503.070
(a) A party who does not consent to abide by the final decision of the commissioner shall file notice with the division as required by Section 410.253 and bring suit in the county in which the injury occurred to set aside the final decision of the commissioner. (b) If a suit under this section is […]
401.002
Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 265, § 7.01(2), eff. Sept. 1, 2005 Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 980, § 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1456, § 7.01, eff. June 17, 2001.