Section 412.0126 - Analysis(a) The board shall adopt rules as necessary to collect data on lost time and return-to-work outcomes of each state agency to allow full evaluations of successes and of barriers to achieving timely return to work after an injury.(b) The office shall: (1) collect and analyze data from each state agency regarding lost time, including sick leave and annual leave used by an injured employee;(2) identify state agencies that need additional training or case management services related to return-to-work services;(3) modify as necessary the office's assessment computation to encourage state agencies to effectively reduce workers' compensation costs;(4) incorporate as necessary return-to-work goals developed by the division of workers' compensation under Section 413.025;(5) work with the workers' compensation research and evaluation group to develop analytical tools to assist the office with its duties under this section;(6) require state agencies to report information in a standardized format;(7) monitor the information reported by each state agency; and(8) evaluate the information provided under this section to determine outcomes over time for each state agency.Tex. Lab. Code § 412.0126
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 407, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2007.