Texas Statutes
§ 408.121 — IMPAIRMENT INCOME BENEFITS.
Texas § 408.121
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Tex. Labor Code Code Ann. § 408.121 (2026).
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Sec. 408.121. IMPAIRMENT INCOME BENEFITS.
(a)An employee's entitlement to impairment income benefits begins on the day after the date the employee reaches maximum medical improvement and ends on the earlier of:
(1)the date of expiration of a period computed at the rate of three weeks for each percentage point of impairment; or
(2)the date of the employee's death.
(b)The insurance carrier shall begin to pay impairment income benefits not later than the fifth day after the date on which the insurance carrier receives the doctor's report certifying maximum medical improvement. Impairment income benefits shall be paid for a period based on the impairment rating, unless that rating is disputed under Subsection (c).
(c)If the insurance carrier disputes the impairment rating used under Subse
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Legislative History
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Nearby Sections
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§ 408.001
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY; EXEMPLARY DAMAGES.§ 408.002
SURVIVAL OF CAUSE OF ACTION.§ 408.003
REIMBURSABLE EMPLOYER PAYMENTS; SALARY CONTINUATION; OFFSET AGAINST INCOME BENEFITS; LIMITS.§ 408.0041
DESIGNATED DOCTOR EXAMINATION.§ 408.0044
REVIEW OF DENTAL SERVICES.§ 408.0045
REVIEW OF CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES.§ 408.0046
RULES.§ 408.005
SETTLEMENTS AND AGREEMENTS.§ 408.006
MENTAL TRAUMA INJURIES.§ 408.008
COMPENSABILITY OF HEART ATTACKS.§ 408.021
ENTITLEMENT TO MEDICAL BENEFITS.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
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