Skip to Content Area

Commissioner’s Bulletin # B-0034-05

August 17, 2005

TO: WORKERS'; COMPENSATION SYSTEM PARTICIPANTS

RE: WORKERS' ENFORCEMENT

House Bill 7 (HB 7) sets forth the regulatory oversight and enforcement authority of the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (Division). HB 7 changes take effect September 1, 2005 and those changes take precedence over any conflicting provisions in workers' compensation rules.

Workers' compensation rules remain in effect unless the rules conflict with statutory provisions. The following highlights the enforcement changes effective September 1, 2005 :

Effective September 1, 2005, the Division and all enforcement efforts will operate in accordance with the new statutory changes for an offense or violation committed on or after September 1, 2005. An offense or violation is considered to have been committed before September 1, 2005 if any element of the offense occurs before that date. An offense committed before that date is governed by the law and rules in effect when the offense is committed.

Questions regarding this bulletin should be directed to:

Nancy Moore 512-322-3486, nancy.moore@tdi.state.tx.us

or

Jerry Hagins 512-463-6425, jerry.hagins@tdi.state.tx.us

or

Steve Quick 512-804-4436, steve.quick@tdi.state.tx.us

Sincerely,


_______________________
Mike Geeslin
Commissioner of Insurance






Remember: TDI's Internet resources are to be used for legitimate state purposes. Occasional personal use is permitted so long as such use is incidental, is brief, does not result in additional cost to TDI or the state and does not interfere with the performance of the employee's job duties. Under no circumstances may an employee use TDI's Internet resources to access sexual, offensive, profane or otherwise inappropriate information. By using TDI computers to access Internet resources, TDI employees are consenting to the monitoring of their use of Internet resources. TDI employees do not have a privacy interest or an expectation of privacy in the use of TDI computers to access Internet resources. Refer to the TDI Operations Manual for additional information.