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Tex. Lab. Code § 402.00111

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE AND COMMISSIONER OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION; SEPARATION OF AUTHORITY; RULEMAKING

Known as the Texas Workers' Compensation Act

The act spans §§ 401.001 to 419.007 (623 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Texas Mutual Insurance Co. v. Cruz (2010)

Most recently applied in Texas Mutual Insurance Co. v. Cruz (March 2010)

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 1.004, eff

(a) The division is administered by the commissioner of workers' compensation as provided by this subchapter. Except as otherwise provided by this title, the commissioner of workers' compensation shall exercise all executive authority, including rulemaking authority, under this title.

(b) The commissioner of insurance may delegate to the commissioner of workers' compensation or to that person's designee and may redact any delegation, and the commissioner of workers' compensation may delegate to the commissioner of insurance or to that person's designee, any power or duty regarding workers' compensation imposed on the commissioner of insurance or the commissioner of workers' compensation under this title, including the authority to make final orders or decisions. A delegation made under this subsection must be made in writing.

(c) The commissioner of insurance shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the respective responsibilities of the department and the division.

(d) The commissioner of insurance may provide advice, research, and comment regarding the adoption of rules by the commissioner of workers' compensation under this subtitle.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.