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Texas Labor Code - Section 407.127. Payment Of Benefits Through Association

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§ 407.127. PAYMENT OF BENEFITS THROUGH ASSOCIATION.  (a) 
If the commissioner determines that the payment of benefits and 
claims administration shall be made through the association, the 
association assumes the workers' compensation obligations of the 
impaired employer and shall begin the payment of the obligations 
for which it is liable not later than the 30th day after the date of 
notification by the director.
	(b)  The association shall make payments to claimants whose 
entitlement to benefits can be ascertained by the association.
	(c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the association is not 
liable for the payment of any penalties assessed for any act or 
omission on the part of any person other than the association.

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended 
by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, § 9.52(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 265, § 3.067, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.

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