{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-408.008","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 408.008","heading":"COMPENSABILITY OF HEART ATTACKS.","body":"A heart attack is a compensable injury under this subtitle only if:\n(1) the attack can be identified as:\n(A) occurring at a definite time and place; and\n(B) caused by a specific event occurring in the course and scope of the employee's employment;\n(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\n(3) the attack was not triggered solely by emotional or mental stress factors, unless it was precipitated by a sudden stimulus.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","SUBTITLE A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT","CHAPTER 408. WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.408.htm#408.008","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"6523b76f5be49b4873cc24396f3f4156acd990e53c0ba041c06b83790f5ddf7d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-408.007","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-408.021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}