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Tex. Lab. Code § 402.061 (2026)

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Sec. 402.061. ADOPTION OF RULES. The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary for the implementation and enforcement of this subtitle.

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 2.006, eff. September 1, 2005.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 31 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2022 · leading case: Texas Workers' Comp. Comm'n v. Patient Advocates of Texas, 136 S.W.3d 643 (Tex. 2004).
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Texas Workers' Comp. Comm'n v. Patient Advocates of Texas, 136 S.W.3d 643 (Tex. 2004). · cites it 4× “Tex. Lab.Code § 402.061. One of TWCC's new functions was to establish fee guidelines for reimbursements to health care providers who treat injured workers.”
Patient Advocates v. Texas Workers Comp. Comm'n, 80 S.W.3d 66 (Tex. App.—Austin 2002). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 402.061 (West 1996).”
Texas Gen. Indem. Co. v. Texas Workers' Comp. Comm'n, 36 S.W.3d 635 (Tex. App.—Austin 2001). “— Dallas 1996, writ denied); see Tex.Lab.Code Ann. § 402.061 (West 1996). As authorized, the Commission has adopted rules of practice and procedure.”
Vista Med. Ctr. Hosp. v. Texas Mut. Ins. Co., 416 S.W.3d 11 (Tex. App.—Austin 2013). “Unless otherwise indicated, we cite to the versions of Division rules that were in effect during the time frame relevant to the underlying medical-fee disputes.”
Ackerson v. Clarendon Nat'l Ins. Co., 168 S.W.3d 273 (Tex. App.—Austin 2005). “See Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 402.061 (West 1996) (Commission has authority to “adopt rules as necessary for the implementation and enforcement of’ Act); 28 Tex.”
Texas Dep't of Ins. v. De Los Santos, 446 S.W.3d 800 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2014). · cites it 2× “See TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 402.061 (West 2006); 28 TEX.”
Lee v. Texas Workers' Comp. Comm'n, 272 S.W.3d 806 (Tex. App.—Austin 2008). “Tex. Lab. Code Ann. § 402.061 ; Patient Advocates, 136 S.”
Adkins v. Ector Cnty. Indep. Sch. Dist., 969 S.W.2d 142 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1998). “1 Tex.Lab.Code Ann. § 402.061 (Vernon 1996).”
Teague v. Ins. Co. of State of Pa., 144 S.W.3d 607 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2004). “An injured employee has made a good faith effort to obtain employment commensurate with the employee’s ability to work if the employee: (1) has returned to work in a position which is relatively equal to the injured employee's ability to work; (2) has been enrolled in, and…”
Duenas v. Garland Indep. Sch. Dist., 961 S.W.2d 19 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1996). “20 can serve to render a compromise settlement agreement void and unenforceable.”
Dr. Louis Patino v. Texas Dep't of Ins.-Div. of Workers' Comp. Comm'r Cassandra J. Brown & Dr. Donald Patrick, 631 S.W.3d 163 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2020). “023(a)). Compliance with those requirements makes a doctor eligible to be included on the list.”
Ahmed Zidan v. Alexander Zidan, No. 05-20-00786-CV, 2022 WL 17335693 (Tex. App.—Dallas Nov. 30, 2022). “See TEX. LABOR CODE ANN. §§ 402.061 (rulemaking authority), 410.”
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