(a) The department shall administer this chapter.

(b) Process and procedure under this chapter shall be as summary as possible.

(c) The department may:

(1) adopt rules and prescribe and furnish forms necessary to effectively administer this chapter; and

(2) adopt and enforce necessary rules for the prevention of accidents and injuries.

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.