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House Bill 2547 |
House Author: Giddings |
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Effective: 9-1-09 |
Senate Sponsor: Deuell |
House Bill 2547 amends the Labor Code to authorize a treating doctor, in facilitating the return of an employee back to employment as soon as the doctor considers it safe and appropriate, to request that the injured employee's employer provide the doctor with certain information concerning the employee's job on a standardized form adopted by the commissioner of workers' compensation. The bill specifies the information to be contained on the form and establishes that such information does not constitute a request or an offer of employment by the employer for the injured employee to return to work, or an admission of the compensability of the employee's injury. The bill authorizes the commissioner to adopt rules as necessary to implement these provisions and to facilitate communication between the employer and the treating doctor regarding return-to-work opportunities, and makes its provisions applicable only to an employee of an employer with 10 or more employees.