The board shall furnish a dated written notification of any injury which may produce compensable lost time to the carrier's designated Austin representative. This notice shall begin the 20-day period for commencement of the payment of compensation, or the filing of the statement of controversion, as required in Texas Civil Statutes, Article 8306, § 18a, unless the carrier has already received earlier written notice thereof from another source (effective January 1, 1984).

The provisions of this § 53.15 adopted to be effective November 11, 1983, 8 TexReg 4495.