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 2010-01 Available Online
      
      
• RECENTLY ADOPTED RULES (adopted and effective dates; January 1, 2006 to present)
  Rules Adopted Prior to Current Year (2001 - December 31, 2006)
  
  
• PROPOSED RULES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT (posted in the Texas Register; e-mail, or mail your comments)
  
  
• WEBCAST ARCHIVE - archived audio files from public hearings and stakeholder meetings
   
• DWC Rule Chart (PDF)
  
  
• HB7-RELATED RULE PROJECTS 
  
  
• 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)
  • There are currently no Informal Working Draft Rules available for comment.
    
    
• OLD LAW RULES -  For claims of employees whose work-related injuries occurred prior to January 1, 1991 (PDF, 38MB)

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