Section 131.12 - First Responder's Annual Certification to Insurance Carrier(a) Requirement. A first responder receiving lifetime income benefits under §408.1615 must file a certification with the insurance carrier annually.(b) Content. The certification must state that the first responder was not employed in any capacity during the preceding year.(c) Method and Timing. The first responder must submit the certification to the insurance carrier in the form and manner prescribed by the division: (1) by first class mail, by personal delivery, or by electronic transmission; and(2) no later than 30 days after the anniversary of the date the first responder's lifetime income benefits began to accrue.(d) Notice. Every year, 30 days before the first responder's annual certification is due, an insurance carrier must send the annual certification to complete to the first responder. The certification must include the anniversary date the first responder's lifetime income benefits began to accrue and the date by which the first responder must return the certification to the insurance carrier.28 Tex. Admin. Code § 131.12
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 46, November 15, 2024, TexReg 9326, eff. 11/21/2024