{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-408.026","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 408.026","heading":"SPINAL SURGERY.","body":"Except in a medical emergency, an insurance carrier is liable for medical costs related to spinal surgery only as provided by Section 413.014 and commissioner rules.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1456, Sec. 4.01, eff. June 17, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.088, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","SUBTITLE A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT","CHAPTER 408. WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS","SUBCHAPTER B. MEDICAL BENEFITS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.408.htm#408.026","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"bde6fc40b9c8afcea5a07ad69c25ff8ba3ea97ef8c328db9a2cbbc09f37923fb","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-408.0252","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-408.027"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}