Texas Labor Code
§ 408.003 — REIMBURSABLE EMPLOYER PAYMENTS; SALARY CONTINUATION; OFFSET AGAINST INCOME BENEFITS; LIMITS
LA § 408.003Title 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION · Part A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT · Ch. 408. WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)After an injury, an employer may:
(1)initiate benefit payments, including medical benefits; or
(2)on the written request or agreement of the employee, supplement income benefits paid by the insurance carrier by an amount that does not exceed the amount computed by subtracting the amount of the income benefit payments from the employee's net preinjury wages.
(b)If an injury is found to be compensable and an insurance carrier initiates compensation, the insurance carrier shall reimburse the employer for the amount of benefits paid by the employer to which the employee was entitled under this subtitle. Payments that are not reimbursed or reimbursable under this section may be reimbursed under Section 408.127.
(c)The employer shall notify the division and the insurance carrier on forms prescribed by the commissioner of the initiation of and amount of payments made under this section.
(d)Employer payments made under this section:
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.078, eff. September 1, 2005.