{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-410.024","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 410.024","heading":"BENEFIT REVIEW CONFERENCE AS PREREQUISITE TO FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ON CERTAIN CLAIMS.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided by law or commissioner rule, the parties to a disputed compensation claim are not entitled to a contested case hearing or arbitration on the claim unless a benefit review conference is conducted as provided by this subchapter.\n(b) The commissioner by rule shall adopt guidelines relating to claims that do not require a benefit review conference and may proceed directly to a contested case hearing or arbitration.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.156, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","SUBTITLE A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT","CHAPTER 410. ADJUDICATION OF DISPUTES","SUBCHAPTER B. BENEFIT REVIEW CONFERENCE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.410.htm#410.024","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"7f597ae79f3ce2429e525327478140d5054d2108a28ef3c45d2b6c8b907c71b9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-410.023","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-410.025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}