Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) The division shall analyze each employer
report of injury, within 30 days of its receipt, for any information indicating
that the injured employee had or is likely to have:
(1) an amputation of:
(A) an arm or leg;
(B) three fingers or more; or
(C) the large toe or one-third of the foot or
more;
(2) the loss of
use of an arm or leg;
(3) a
permanent spinal cord injury;
(4) a
head injury;
(5) a heart attack or
heart disease;
(6) an occupational
disease;
(7) blindness or
significant vision loss;
(8) severe
or extensive burns;
(9) any other
condition that indicates an impairment is likely; or
(10) any injury resulting in more than 30
days lost time. Such injury shall be reviewed and a determination made as to
the degree of impairment and the appropriateness of vocational rehabilitation
services.
(b) Whenever
the division finds facts that suggest one or more of the conditions listed in
subsection (a) of this section, the division shall notify the injured employee
and the Texas Workforce Commission that the division has identified an injured
employee who may be assisted by vocational rehabilitation. The notice shall:
(1) be made no later than 60 days after the
date the division received the employer report of injury; and
(2) contain the following information:
(A) the workers' compensation claim number
assigned by the division;
(B) the
address of the local office of the division assigned to manage the
claim;
(C) the insurance carrier's
name and division assigned identification number (if any);
(D) the name, address, and phone number of
the injured employee; and
(E) the
condition listed in subsection (a) of this section, that indicates that the
injured employee may be assisted by vocational rehabilitation.
(c) In addition to the
information required by subsection (b) of this section, the division's notice
to the injured employee shall contain the following:
(1) the address and telephone number of the
central office of the Texas Workforce Commission; and
(2) a statement that the division notified
the Texas Workforce Commission that the injured employee may be assisted by
vocational rehabilitation.
