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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to injury and occupational disease reporting requirements |
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for employers who do not obtain or otherwise provide workers' |
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compensation insurance coverage; providing an administrative |
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violation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 411.032, Labor Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) and amending Subsections (b) and |
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(c) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) In addition to complying with Section 411.033, an |
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employer who does not obtain or otherwise provide workers' |
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compensation insurance coverage shall report to the division |
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regarding each injury or occupational disease described by |
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Subsection (a): |
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(1) the total cost of medical treatment paid; |
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(2) the number of days the employee was absent from |
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work; |
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(3) the amount of any wage replacement paid to the |
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employee; and |
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(4) the amount of any other settlement paid to the |
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employee. |
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(a-2) A report filed under Subsection (a-1) must reflect the |
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total payments made for each injury or occupational disease during |
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the one-year period following the date on which: |
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(1) the injury occurred; or |
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(2) the employer had knowledge of the occupational |
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disease. |
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(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules and prescribe the |
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form, [and] manner, and deadline for submission of reports filed |
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under this section. |
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(c) An employer commits an administrative violation if the |
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employer fails to report to the division as required under this |
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section [Subsection (a)] unless good cause exists, as determined by |
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the commissioner, for the failure. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act to Section |
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411.032, Labor Code, apply only to an injury or occupational |
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disease that occurs on or after June 1, 2016. An injury or |
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occupational disease that occurs before that date is governed by |
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the law in effect on the date the injury or occupational disease |
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occurred, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |