Tex. Lab. Code § 410.151 : LABOR CODE — WORKERS' COMPENSATION — TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT — ADJUDICATION OF DISPUTES — CONTESTED CASE HEARING — Contested Case Hearing; Scope

(a) If arbitration is not elected under Section 410.104, a party to a claim for which a benefit review conference is held or a party eligible to proceed directly to a contested case hearing as provided by Section 410.024 is entitled to a contested case hearing.
(b) An issue that was not raised at a benefit review conference or that was resolved at a benefit review conference may not be considered unless:
(1) the parties consent; or
(2) if the issue was not raised, the commissioner determines that good cause existed for not raising the issue at the conference.

Tex. Lab. Code § 410.151

Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265, Sec. 3.180, eff. 9/1/2005.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993.
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