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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Publications

Multimedia
Title Description File Type
Claims Coordinators' Corner When to File a Claim Adobe Flash
Spotlight on Safety Video Office ergonomics, heat-related illnesses Adobe Flash
Title Description File Type
Notary Without Bond Video An online training video is available on the Texas Secretary of State's web site. Adobe Flash

Risk-Tex Newsletter
Title Description File Type
January, 2005, more.. Claims costs down ...
HTML, PDF
SORM's quarterly newsletter covering all topics on risk management, workers' compensation issues and training.

Survey of Organizational Excellence
Title Description File Type
FY2009 Survey This University of Texas at Austin, School of Social Work, survey captures the workplace dimensions on the work environment at SORM.
PDF
FY2006 Survey PDF

Lost, Damaged and Destroyed Personal Property
Title Description File Type
LDD LDD on Personal Property
PDF, Excel
The information contained on lost, damaged or destroyed (LDD) personal property is intended for use by SORM client agencies for internal benchmarking of their individual property control systems.

RMTSA Guidelines
Title Description File Type
Volume I - Risk Management Administration Section I - Authority, Risk Management for State Agencies
Section II - What is Risk Management
Section III - Managing a State Agency Risk Management Program
HTML, PDF
Volume II - Property Exposures Section I - Property Conservation Program
Section II - Fleet Safety Program
HTML, PDF
Volume III - Workers' Compensation Exposures Section I - Workers' Compensation Program
Section II - Employee Safety and Health Program
HTML, PDF
Volume IV - Liability Exposures Section I - Liability Programs
Section II - Human Resources Program
HTML, PDF
These four volumes are guidelines that form the direction and basis for developing and implementing a comprehensive risk management program to reduce property, liability, and workers' compensation losses in each state agency.


Workers' Compensation for State Employees
Title Description File Type
Workers' Compensation for State Employees This brochure is to be used on or after Sept. 1, 2005.
Revised: 11/28/2011
PDF
Claims Coordinator Handbook
Title Description File Type
Overview What is it?
Who is covered?
What does it pay for?
HTML
Employer Responsibilites Timely notices, reports and information, more...
HTML
Employee Responsibilites An injured employee has legal responsibilities that they must meet in order to establish a claim for compensation
HTML
Claims Coordinator Responsibilites The Claims Coordinator's role in claims processing HTML
Claims Administration Strategies Frequent contact with the employee, Return to Work programs, more... HTML
Utilization of Sick and Annual Leave An injured state employee has the option of using accrued sick leave and accrued annual leave instead of receiving lost-time compensation benefits HTML
Third Party Liability When an employee is injured in the course and scope of employment as a result of a negligent third party, the employee has the right to pursue a claim against the third party in addition to pursuing a workers’ compensation claim HTML
Checklists Claims Coordinator Checklist
Subrogation Checklist
PDF
Forms and Instructions Required TWCC and SORM Forms HTML, PDF
A guide for agency claims coordinators to help with workers compensation claims.