Title LA, Labor Code

Sec. 501.044. EFFECT OF SICK LEAVE; ANNUAL LEAVE. (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…

Sec. 501.045. EFFECT OF EMERGENCY LEAVE. (a) Payments for emergency leave authorized by the administrative head of a state agency in accordance with the General Appropriations Act for an employee receiving income benefits under this chapter may not: (1) exceed for a month the amo…

Sec. 501.046. REPORTS OF TERMINATION OR CONTINUATION OF INJURIES. In addition to other reports required by the board, the director shall file a subsequent report not later than the 10th day after the date of the termination of the injured employee's incapacity. If the employee's …

Sec. 501.048. STATE AGENCY SUMMARY IN BUDGET REQUESTS. Each state agency shall submit in the administrative statement of its biennial budget request a summary containing: (1) the number of first reports of injury filed by the agency during the preceding biennium; (2) the amount o…

Sec. 501.050. NOTICE OF APPEAL; NOTICE OF TRIAL COURT JUDGMENT; OFFENSE. (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 co…

Sec. 501.051. PAYMENT OF MEDICAL AND INDEMNITY BENEFITS. Medical benefit and income benefit payments made by the office are subject to this subtitle and are exempt from Chapter 2251, Government Code. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 953, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 502.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Division" means the division of workers' compensation of the Texas Department of Insurance. (2) "Employee" means a person employed in the service of an institution whose name appears on the institution's payroll. (3) "Institution" …

Sec. 502.002. APPLICATION OF GENERAL WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAWS; LIMIT ON ACTIONS AND DAMAGES. (a) The following provisions of Subtitle A apply to and are included in this chapter except to the extent that they are inconsistent with this chapter: (1) Chapter 401, other than Secti…

Sec. 502.003. LEGAL BENEFICIARY OF DECEASED EMPLOYEE. (a) A reference in this chapter to an injured employee includes the legal beneficiaries of the employee if the injured employee is dead. (b) In this section, "legal beneficiary" has the meaning assigned to that term under Sect…

Sec. 502.021. WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERAGE FOR INSTITUTION EMPLOYEES. (a) The system shall pay benefits as provided by this chapter to an employee with a compensable injury. (b) A benefit under this section for an employee who is employed on less than a full workday basis may n…

Sec. 502.022. AUTHORITY TO SELF-INSURE. An institution may self-insure. Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Sec. 502.023. INSURANCE REQUIREMENT. (a) The board of regents of the system may require each employee, as a condition of employment, to acquire protection under a group life and accident insurance plan approved by the board. (b) This section does not apply to an employee who is p…

Sec. 502.024. PREEXISTING DISQUALIFYING CONDITION. (a) An institution may certify as an employee a person who indicates a preexisting disqualifying physical condition in a medical history obtained under Section 502.064 or who is found to have a preexisting disqualifying medical c…

Sec. 502.025. COVERAGE FOR OUT-OF-STATE EMPLOYEES. (a) An employee who performs services outside this state is entitled to benefits under this chapter even if the person: (1) is hired or not hired in this state; (2) does not work in this state; (3) works both in this state and ou…

Sec. 502.041. EXHAUSTION OF ANNUAL AND SICK LEAVE. (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 th…

Sec. 502.061. ADMINISTRATION AND RULES. (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 …

Sec. 502.062. PERCENTAGE OF PAYROLL SET ASIDE FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION EXPENSES; ACCOUNT; REPORTS. (a) An institution may set aside from its available appropriations, other than itemized salary appropriations, an amount not to exceed two percent of the institution's annual payro…

Sec. 502.063. CERTIFIED COPIES OF DIVISION DOCUMENTS. (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 sa…

Sec. 502.064. PREEMPLOYMENT PHYSICAL REQUIRED; EXAMINING PHYSICIANS; INSTITUTION RECORDS. (a) An institution may obtain and record on a form prescribed by the institution the medical history of a person to be employed by the institution. (b) The institution may require that an in…

Sec. 502.065. REPORTS OF INJURIES. (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 i…

Sec. 502.066. REQUIRED EXAMINATION OF INJURED EMPLOYEE; REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO EXAMINATION. (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 an…

Sec. 502.067. REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO MEDICAL TREATMENT. (a) The commissioner of workers' compensation 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 i…

Sec. 502.068. POSTPONEMENT OF HEARING. If an injured employee is receiving benefits under this chapter and the system or the institution is providing hospitalization, medical treatment, or chiropractic care to the employee, the division may postpone the hearing on the employee's …

Sec. 502.069. NOTICE OF APPEAL; NOTICE OF TRIAL COURT JUDGMENT; OFFENSE. (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 co…

Sec. 502.070. ATTORNEY GENERAL AS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE. The attorney general is the institution's legal representative and may bring and defend all suits and hearings necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Sec. 503.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of workers' compensation. (1-a) "Division" means the division of workers' compensation of the Texas Department of Insurance. (2) "Employee" means a person employed in the service of the system u…

Sec. 503.002. APPLICATION OF GENERAL WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAWS; LIMIT ON ACTIONS AND DAMAGES. (a) The following provisions of Subtitle A apply to and are included in this chapter except to the extent that they are inconsistent with this chapter: (1) Chapter 401, other than Secti…

Sec. 503.003. LEGAL BENEFICIARY OF DECEASED EMPLOYEE. (a) A reference in this chapter to an injured employee includes the legal beneficiaries of the employee if the injured employee is dead. (b) In this section, "legal beneficiary" has the meaning assigned to that term under Sect…

Sec. 503.021. WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERAGE FOR SYSTEM AND INSTITUTION EMPLOYEES. (a) The system shall pay benefits as provided by this chapter to an employee with a compensable injury. (b) A benefit under this section for an employee who is employed on less than a full workday …

Sec. 503.022. AUTHORITY TO SELF-INSURE. An institution may self-insure as part of a system insurance plan. Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.308, eff. September 1, 2005.

Sec. 503.023. INSURANCE REQUIREMENT. The board of regents of the system may require each person employed by the system or an institution other than by appointment or express contract for hire, as a condition of employment, to acquire protection under a group life and accident ins…

Sec. 503.024. WAIVER OF RIGHTS. An agreement by an employee to waive the employee's rights under this chapter is valid if made in writing by the employee before becoming an employee. Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Sec. 503.025. COVERAGE FOR OUT-OF-STATE EMPLOYEES. (a) An employee who performs services outside this state is entitled to benefits under this chapter even if the person: (1) is hired or not hired in this state; (2) does not work in this state; (3) works both in this state and ou…

Sec. 503.041. EXHAUSTION OF ANNUAL AND SICK LEAVE. (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 th…

Sec. 503.061. ADMINISTRATION AND RULES. (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 …

Sec. 503.062. PERCENTAGE OF PAYROLL SET ASIDE FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION EXPENSES; ACCOUNT; REPORTS. (a) An institution may set aside from its available appropriations, other than itemized salary appropriations, an amount not to exceed two percent of the institution's annual payro…

Sec. 503.063. CERTIFIED COPIES OF DIVISION DOCUMENTS. (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 sa…

Sec. 503.064. EXAMINING PHYSICIANS. (a) The institution shall designate a convenient number of licensed practicing physicians to perform physical examinations of individuals employed or to be employed by the institution to determine if an individual is physically fit to be classi…

Sec. 503.065. REPORTS OF INJURIES. (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 i…

Sec. 503.066. REQUIRED EXAMINATION OF INJURED EMPLOYEE; REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO EXAMINATION. (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 an…

Sec. 503.067. REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO MEDICAL TREATMENT. (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 empl…

Sec. 503.068. POSTPONEMENT OF HEARING. 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…

Sec. 503.069. NOTICE OF APPEAL; NOTICE OF TRIAL COURT JUDGMENT; OFFENSE. (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 co…

Sec. 503.070. VENUE FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW. (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 decisio…

Sec. 503.071. ATTORNEY GENERAL AS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE. The attorney general is the institution's legal representative and may bring and defend all suits and hearings necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Sec. 504.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context: (1) "Division" means the division of workers' compensation of the Texas Department of Insurance. (2) "Employee" means: (A) a person in the service of a political subdivision…