Texas Labor Code

§ 410.257 — JUDGMENT AFTER JUDICIAL REVIEW

LA § 410.257Title 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION · Part A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT · Ch. 410. ADJUDICATION OF DISPUTES · Art. F. JUDICIAL REVIEW--GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)A judgment entered by a court on judicial review of the appeals panel decision under this subchapter or Subchapter G must comply with all appropriate provisions of the law.

(b)A judgment under this section may not provide for:

(1)payment of benefits in a lump sum except as provided by Section 408.128; or

(2)the limitation or termination of the claimant's right to medical benefits under Section 408.021.

(c)A judgment that resolves an issue of impairment may not be entered before the date the claimant reaches maximum medical improvement. The judgment must adopt an impairment rating under Subchapter G, Chapter 408, except to the extent Section 410.307 applies.

(d)A judgment under this section may not order reimbursement from the subsequent injury fund.

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.2002, eff. September 1, 2005.