Texas Administrative Code
Title 28 - INSURANCE
Part 2 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, DIVISION OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Chapter 130 - IMPAIRMENT AND SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME BENEFITS
Subchapter A - IMPAIRMENT INCOME BENEFITS
Section 130.8 - Initiating Payment of Impairment Income Benefits
Universal Citation: 28 TX Admin Code ยง 130.8
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Impairment income benefits accrue on the day after the injured employee reaches maximum medical improvement, regardless of whether the employee has suffered seven or more days of disability.
(b) When the date of maximum medical improvement is not disputed, the carrier shall initiate payment of impairment income benefits on or before the fifth day after:
(1) the date of receipt of the employee's
treating doctor's medical evaluation report, as described in §
130.1
of this title (relating to Reports of Medical Evaluation: Maximum Medical
Improvement and Permanent Impairment); or
(2) the last day of the 104th week after the
employee's accrual date, as defined in §
124.7
of this title (relating to Initial Payment of Temporary Income
Benefits).
(c) When the date of maximum medical improvement is disputed, the carrier shall initiate payment of impairment income benefits on or before the fifth day after:
(1) the date of entry of an interlocutory
order to begin payment of impairment income benefits;
(2) the date of execution of an agreement on
a dispute over date of maximum medical improvement; or
(3) the date of receipt of a
commission-approved settlement of a dispute over date of maximum medical
improvement.
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