Proposed Rules
- Rules proposed by Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation.
- Rules proposed for Comment by the Office of Injured Employee Counsel.
- OIEC's comments on all proposed rules (pdf)
OIEC's Adopted Rules
CHAPTER 276 – GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
SUBCHAPTER A – General Provisions
§276.1 Definitions
§276.2 The Mission of the Office of Injured Employee Counsel
§276.3 Rulemaking Petition
§276.4 Sick Leave Pool
§276.5 Employer’s Notification of the Ombudsman Program to Employees
(Form)
§276.6 Notice of Injured Employee Rights and Responsibilities (NEW - effective 6/1/12)
Notice in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese
§276.7 Agency's Ethics Statement and Employee Requirements
SUBCHAPTER B – Ombudsman Program
§276.10 Ombudsman Training Program/Continuing Education
§276.11 Access to Injured Employee Medical Documentation.
§276.12. Procedures for Private Meetings with Unrepresented Injured Employees Prior to a Workers’ Compensation Proceeding
§276.13 Ombudsman Program Ethics Code of Conduct
