Texas Administrative Code
Title 28 - INSURANCE
Part 2 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, DIVISION OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Chapter 124 - INSURANCE CARRIERS: NOTICES, PAYMENTS, AND REPORTING
Subchapter A - INSURANCE CARRIERS: REQUIRED NOTICES AND MODES OF PAYMENT
Section 124.8 - Receipt, Records, and Notice of Death or Claim for Death Benefits
Universal Citation: 28 TX Admin Code ยง 124.8
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Definition. In this section, "claim for death benefits" means a claim that is filed under Chapter 122, Subchapter B, § 122.100 of this title.
(b) General requirements. An insurance carrier that receives a notice of death in accordance with § 132.17 of this title, or a claim for death benefits must comply with all of the requirements in this chapter.
(c) Recordkeeping and notice. An insurance carrier in subsection (b) of this section must:
(1) send the division a copy of the
plain-language notice that the insurance carrier must provide to the potential
beneficiary under §
132.17 of this title.
(2) on receiving a claim for death benefits,
create and maintain a record documenting receipt of the claim for death
benefits. The record must include all of the information in the claim for death
benefits. The insurance carrier must maintain the record in accordance with
Chapter 102, §
102.4 of this title.
(3) send the division a copy of a claim for
death benefits the insurance carrier receives from the potential beneficiary
not later than the seventh day after receiving it and include any other
documents and information the insurance carrier received.
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