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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study on first responders' workers' compensation |
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claims by the workers' compensation research and evaluation group. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 405, Labor Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 405.0027 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 405.0027. STUDY ON FIRST RESPONDER CLAIMS. (a) The |
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group shall study workers' compensation claims involving first |
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responders, as defined by Section 504.055. |
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(b) The study must include an analysis of medical costs, |
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return-to-work outcomes, access to and utilization of care, |
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satisfaction with care, and health-related functional outcomes. |
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(c) Not later than December 1, 2022, the group shall issue a |
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report on the study conducted under this section to the governor, |
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the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of |
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representatives, and the legislature. |
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(d) This section expires on January 1, 2023. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |