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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Labor Code § 408.008: COMPENSABILITY OF HEART ATTACKS.

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  1. LABOR CODE
  2. TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION
  3. SUBTITLE A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT
  4. CHAPTER 408. WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS
  5. SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

A heart attack is a compensable injury under this subtitle only if:

(1) the attack can be identified as:

(A) occurring at a definite time and place; and

(B) caused by a specific event occurring in the course and scope of the employee's employment;

(2) the preponderance of the medical evidence regarding the attack indicates that the employee's work rather than the natural progression of a preexisting heart condition or disease was a substantial contributing factor of the attack; and

(3) the attack was not triggered solely by emotional or mental stress factors, unless it was precipitated by a sudden stimulus.

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:24Z. Source file · JSON

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