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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to providers of vocational rehabilitation services under |
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the workers' compensation program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 409.012(e), Labor Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(e) The commissioner by rule may require that a private |
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provider of vocational rehabilitation services maintain certain |
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credentials and qualifications in order to provide services in |
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connection with a workers' compensation insurance claim. For |
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purposes of this section, private providers of vocational |
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rehabilitation services may include licensed master social workers |
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or licensed clinical social workers. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |