Texas Department of Insurance

Rules

Current Workers' Compensation Rules

The current Texas workers' compensation rules are located in Title 28, Texas Administrative Code, Part 2. 

Rules in HTML format (Secretary of State website)

Rules in PDF format (TDI)
 

Rulemaking Resources

• RULEBOOK SUPPLEMENTS
  Recent Rulebook Supplements (December, 2006 - present)
  • How To Update Your Rulebook
    • Rulebook Supplement 2009-02 Available Online 4/7/09
      
      
• RECENTLY ADOPTED RULES (adopted and effective dates; January 1, 2006 to present)
  Rules Adopted Prior to Current Year (2001 - December 31, 2006)
  
  
• DWC RULEMAKING TIMELINE
  
  
• PROPOSED RULES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT (posted in the Texas Register; e-mail, or mail your comments)
  
  
• TEXAS REGISTER (state rules and open meetings information on the Texas Secretary of State website)
  
  
• INFORMAL WORKING DRAFT RULES FOR STAKEHOLDER COMMENT (posted on the TDI-DWC website; e-mail your informal comments)
  August 27 §180 Informal Working Draft Rules Stakeholder Meeting Archived Audio
  August 20 Pharmacy Closed Formulary Stakeholder Meeting Archived Audio
  Division Accepting Comments on Informal Working Draft of eBill Rules - 8/19/09
  
  
• COMPLETED HB7 RULE-MAKING PROJECTS
  
  
• OLD LAW RULES -  For claims of employees whose work-related injuries occurred prior to January 1, 1991 (PDF, 38MB)

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