{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-504.056","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 504.056","heading":"INTENT OF EXPEDITED PROVISION OF MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN INJURIES SUSTAINED BY FIRST RESPONDER IN COURSE AND SCOPE OF EMPLOYMENT.","body":"The purpose of Section 504.055 is to ensure that an injured first responder's claim for medical benefits is accelerated by a political subdivision, insurance carrier, and the division to the full extent authorized by current law.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1162 (H.B. 2605), Sec. 36, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","SUBTITLE C. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 504. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR EMPLOYEES OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS","SUBCHAPTER C. BENEFITS AND OFFSETS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.504.htm#504.056","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"40dd978b511fc5137e2a64e6955cc9451e7eef94cf2fd2e0c06e5a240ab35b3e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-504.055","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-504.057"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}