Failure to return to work upon being released by the attending physician to return to work shall result in the employee's separation. Without Pay will result in the employee being placed on Extended Disability Leave Without Pay. An injured employee is entitled to medical aid, hospital services, nursing, and such medicines as may reasonably be required at the time of the injury and any time thereafter to provide care and relief from the effects naturally resulting from the injury. An employee has the right to select or choose the persons and facilities to furnish medical, nursing care, and podiatry services. An employee eligible for workers compensation medical benefits should inform the physician, nurse, or podiatrist that the injury may be covered by Workers' Compensation Insurance provided by the State of Texas.
Medical bills are payable only if itemized and prescribed reports are made.
The state will furnish artificial appliances in appropriate cases and will in many cases replace the artificial appliance. The benefit period is determined by the classification of the injury, whether a specific injury, a general injury, or a death, and the period the employee is disabled from work. The benefit period starts on the eighth calendar day after the employee is incapacitated from work or on the day after the sick leave payable under the sick leave option selected is exhausted. The benefit period ends when the employee is no longer incapacitated from work. Specific injuries are injuries resulting in the permanent total or permanent partial loss, or loss of use of a specific body member, such as a thumb, foot, eye, etc.