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Tex. Lab. Code § 410.023 (2026)

Request For Benefit Review Conference

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Sec. 410.023. REQUEST FOR BENEFIT REVIEW CONFERENCE. (a) On receipt of a request from a party or on its own motion, the division may direct the parties to a disputed workers' compensation claim to meet in a benefit review conference to attempt to reach agreement on disputed issues involved in the claim.

(b) The division shall require the party requesting the benefit review conference to provide documentation of efforts made to resolve the disputed issues before the request was submitted.

(c) The commissioner by rule shall:

(1) adopt guidelines regarding the type of information necessary to satisfy the requirements of Subsection (b); and

(2) establish a process through which the division evaluates the sufficiency of the documentation provided under Subsection (b).

(d) The division may deny a request for a benefit review conference if the party requesting the benefit review conference does not provide the documentation required under Subsection (b).

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

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.155, eff. September 1, 2005.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1162 (H.B. 2605), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2011.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1997–2025 · leading case: In Re Liberty Ins. Corp., 321 S.W.3d 630 (Tex. App. 2010).
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In Re Liberty Ins. Corp., 321 S.W.3d 630 (Tex. App. 2010). “Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 410.023(a) (Vernon 2006).”
Texas Workers' Comp. Ins. Fund v. Rodriguez, 953 S.W.2d 765 (Tex. App. 1997). “See Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 410.023 (Vernon 1996).”
Mendoza v. Old Repub. Ins. Co., 333 S.W.3d 183 (Tex. App. 2010). “Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies The Texas Worker’s Compensation Act provides for a three-part administrative process: (1) a benefit review conference, (2) a contested case hearing, and (3) an appeal to the Division of Workers’ Compensation’s Appeals Panel, tex. lab. code…”
Alcus Reshod Fortenberry v. Great Divide Ins. Co. (Tex. 2023). “See TEX. LAB. CODE § 410.023 (providing for a benefit review conference); id.”
Great Divide Ins. Co. v. Alcus Reshod Fortenberry (Tex. App. 2023). “See TEX. LAB. CODE § 410.023 (providing for a benefit review conference); id.”
The Univ. of Texas Rio Grande Valley v. Rita Oteka (Tex. 2025). “104 (“If issues remain unresolved after a benefit review conference, the parties, by agreement, may elect to engage in arbitration[.]”), .151(a) (“If arbitration is not elected .”
in Re Liberty Ins. Corp. & Michelle Yaklin (Tex. App. 2010). “Tex. Lab. Code Ann. § 410.023 (a) (Vernon 2006).”
Zurich Am. Ins. Co. v. Sandra A. Debose (Tex. App. 2014). “TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 410.151(b) (Vernon 2006).”
in Re Am. Zurich Ins. Co. (Tex. App. 2012). “See TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 410.023(a) (West Supp.”
Am. Zurich Ins. Co. v. Daniel Samudio (Tex. App. 2015). “See TEX. LAB.CODE §§ 410.023–.025; 28 TEX. ADMIN.”
— Tex. Lab. Code § 410.023(a) — 3 cases
In Re Liberty Ins. Corp., 321 S.W.3d 630 (Tex. App. 2010). “Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 410.023(a) (Vernon 2006).”
The Univ. of Texas Rio Grande Valley v. Rita Oteka (Tex. 2025). “104 (“If issues remain unresolved after a benefit review conference, the parties, by agreement, may elect to engage in arbitration[.]”), .151(a) (“If arbitration is not elected .”
in Re Am. Zurich Ins. Co. (Tex. App. 2012). “See TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 410.023(a) (West Supp.”
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