Texas Labor Code - Section 503.067. Refusal To Submit To Medical Treatment
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§ 503.067. REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO MEDICAL TREATMENT. (a)
The commissioner may order or direct the system or the institution
to reduce or suspend the compensation of an injured employee who:
(1) persists in insanitary or injurious practices that
tend to imperil or retard the employee's recovery; or
(2) refuses to submit to medical, surgical, or other
remedial treatment recognized by the state that is reasonably
essential to promote the employee's recovery.
(b) Compensation may not be reduced or suspended under this
section without reasonable notice to the employee and an
opportunity to be heard.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended
by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 265, § 3.314, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
Section: 503.041 503.061 503.062 503.063 503.064 503.065 503.066 503.067 503.068 503.069 503.070 503.071 504.001 504.002 504.003
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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