Texas Labor Code
§ 408.005 — SETTLEMENTS AND AGREEMENTS
LA § 408.005Title 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION · Part A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT · Ch. 408. WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)A settlement may not provide for payment of benefits in a lump sum except as provided by Section 408.128.
(b)An employee's right to medical benefits as provided by Section 408.021 may not be limited or terminated.
(c)A settlement or agreement resolving an issue of impairment:
(1)may not be made before the employee reaches maximum medical improvement; and
(2)must adopt an impairment rating using the impairment rating guidelines described by Section 408.124.
(d)A settlement must be signed by the commissioner and all parties to the dispute.
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.081, eff. September 1, 2005.