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TITLE 28 - INSURANCE
PART 2 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, DIVISION OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION
CHAPTER 56 - STRUCTURED COMPROMISE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS
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SECTION/RULE §56.15 - Execution
Chapter Review Date 06/30/2023

A structured settlement must be signed by the claimant personally, unless the board finds good cause to excuse strict compliance to this section. Only in extraordinary circumstances will the board approve a structured settlement in which the attorney signs the claimant's name under a power of attorney (effective 1987).

Source Note: The provisions of this §56.15 adopted to be effective December 21, 1987, 12 TexReg 4529.

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