(a) A decision of the appeals panel regarding benefits is final in the absence of a timely appeal for judicial review.
(b) The decision of the appeals panel regarding benefits is binding during the pendency of an appeal under Subchapter F or G.1
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 955, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 265, § 3.194, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.