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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a workers' compensation data collection agent |
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designated by the commissioner of workers' compensation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 401, Labor Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 401.0245 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 401.0245. DATA COLLECTION AGENT. (a) The |
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commissioner may designate and contract with a data collection |
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agent to fulfill the data collection requirements of this subtitle. |
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(b) To qualify as a data collection agent, an organization |
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must demonstrate at least five years of experience in data |
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collection, data maintenance, data quality control, accounting, |
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and related areas. |
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(c) The division on behalf of a designated data collection |
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agent may assess and collect from a workers' compensation insurance |
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carrier other than a governmental entity any fees necessary for the |
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agent to recover the necessary and reasonable costs of collecting |
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data from that carrier. |
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(d) The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to |
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accomplish the purposes of this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 401.024(c), Labor Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2011. |