Tex. Labor Code Section 404.1015
Refusal to Provide or Termination of Services

(a)

The public counsel may refuse to provide or may terminate the services of the office to any claimant who:

(1)

is abusive or violent to or who threatens any employee of the office;

(2)

requests assistance in claiming benefits not provided by law; or

(3)

commits or threatens to commit a criminal act in pursuit of a workers’ compensation claim.

(b)

If the public counsel determines under Subsection (a) that the services of the office should be refused or terminated, the office shall inform the affected claimant in writing and notify the division.

(c)

The office shall notify and cooperate with the appropriate law enforcement authority and the Department of Insurance, Fraud Unit, if the office becomes aware that the claimant or a person acting on the claimant’s behalf commits or threatens to commit a criminal act.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1261 (H.B. 673), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.

Source: Section 404.1015 — Refusal to Provide or Termination of Services, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.404.htm#404.1015 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

404.001
Definitions 404.002
Establishment of Office 404.003
Sunset Provision 404.004
Public Interest Information 404.005
Access to Programs and Facilities 404.006
Rulemaking 404.007
Negotiated Rulemaking 404.008
Complaints 404.051
Appointment 404.052
Qualifications 404.053
Business Interest 404.054
Lobbying Activities 404.055
Grounds for Removal 404.056
Prohibited Representation or Employment 404.057
Trade Associations 404.101
General Duties 404.102
General Powers and Duties of Public Counsel 404.103
Operation of Ombudsman Program 404.104
Authority to Appear or Intervene 404.105
Authority to Assist Individual Injured Employees in Administrative Procedures 404.106
Legislative Report 404.107
Access to Information by Public Counsel 404.108
Legislative Recommendations 404.109
Injured Employee Rights 404.110
Applicability to Public Counsel of Confidentiality Requirements 404.111
Access to Information 404.151
Ombudsman Program 404.152
Designation as Ombudsman 404.153
Employer Notification 404.154
Public Information 404.155
Cost for Certain Copies of Medical Records 404.1015
Refusal to Provide or Termination of Services 404.1525
First Responder Liaison

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 404.1015’s source at texas.gov

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Location: https://texas.public.law/statutes/tex._labor_code_section_404.1015

Original Source: Section 404.1015 — Refusal to Provide or Termination of Services, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.404.htm#404.1015 (last accessed Jun. 5, 2024).