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PART 2 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, DIVISION OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION
CHAPTER 142 - DISPUTE RESOLUTION--BENEFIT CONTESTED CASE HEARING
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SECTION/RULE §142.9 - Stipulations, Agreements, and Settlements
Chapter Review Date 03/18/2021

(a) At any time before or during the hearing, parties may:(1) enter into stipulations, as provided by §140.1 of this title (relating to Definitions);(2) resolve one or more benefit disputes by agreement; or(3) resolve all benefit disputes by settlement.(b) Stipulations shall be made as follows:(1) Stipulations made before the hearing shall be:(A) made in writing;(B) signed by all parties to the stipulation, or their representative; and(C) sent to the Commission no later than the day before the hearing.(2) Stipulations may be made orally at a hearing and preserved in the record.(c) Agreements and Settlements shall be made as provided by Chapter 147 of this title (relating to Dispute Resolution by Agreement or Settlement).

Source Note: The provisions of this §142.9 adopted to be effective February 12, 1991, 16 TexReg 463; amended to be effective May 10, 2000, 25 TexReg 3990.

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