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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reporting requirements for employers that do not obtain |
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or otherwise provide workers' compensation insurance coverage. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 406, Labor Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 406.0045 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 406.0045. EMPLOYER REPORT TO DIVISION. (a) Not later |
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than February 28 of each year, an employer who does not obtain or |
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otherwise provide workers' compensation insurance coverage for all |
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or part of the preceding calendar year shall report to the division |
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each work-related injury sustained by an employee of the employer |
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during the preceding calendar year or portion of that year during |
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which the employer did not provide workers' compensation insurance |
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coverage, as applicable, that: |
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(1) resulted in: |
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(A) the employee being absent from one or more |
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days of work; |
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(B) a temporary or permanent modification of the |
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employee's work assignment; or |
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(C) a medical diagnosis of a significant |
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occupational injury or disease; or |
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(2) required medical treatment beyond the provision of |
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first aid. |
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(b) The employer shall report to the division regarding each |
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injury described by Subsection (a): |
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(1) the total cost of medical treatment; |
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(2) the portion of the cost of medical treatment paid |
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for or provided by the employer; |
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(3) the number of days the employee was absent from |
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work; |
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(4) the amount of any wage replacement paid by the |
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employer; and |
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(5) the amount of any other settlement paid by the |
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employer. |
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(c) The commissioner shall: |
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(1) adopt rules for the administration of this |
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section; and |
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(2) prescribe forms to be used for the report required |
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by this section. |
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SECTION 2. An employer is not required to submit the initial |
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report required by Section 406.0045, Labor Code, as added by this |
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Act, before February 28, 2015. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |