Workers' Compensation Issues
Texas Department
of Insurance
As the state's regulatory body for the insurance industry,
the Texas Department of Insurance's site provides information
on rules and regulations regarding the insurance industry.
Texas
Legislature On-line
Investigate Texas Legislature On-line for the Legislative
Reference Library, information on the Texas Senate, the Legislative
Budget Board, and more.
Texas
Register
Click here to go to the online version of the Texas Register.
You can find proposed and adopted rules.
Texas
Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation
Look here for information regarding the rights and responsibilities
of all employees under the Texas Labor Code, as well as general
information about the commission.
CPT
Physican's Current Procedural Terminology
Listing of descriptive terms and identifying codes for reporting
medical services and procedures performed by physicians.
ICD-9-CM International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision
ICD-9-CM is an acronym for International Classification of
Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification, published under
different names since 1900. ICD-9-CM is a statistical classification
system that arranges diseases and injuries into groups according
to established criteria.
Merck Manual
The Merck Manual covers all but the most obscure disorders
of mankind. The Manual contains information for special circumstances,
such as radiation reactions and injuries, problems encountered
in deep-sea diving, or dental emergencies.
The Pill Book
This book contains more than 150 new brand names and more
than 80 important new drugs approved by the FDA in late 1995
that will go on sale for the first time in 1996. A 32-page
insert provides actual-size full color photographs of the
most-prescribed pills.
The Medical Dictionary Online
A free, online medical dictionary search engine.
Risk Management Issues
Texas Safety
Association
Texas Safety Association (TSA) is a non-profit Texas corporation
that serves as the primary source for safety education, products
and service in the state. Its goal is the conservation of
human life and property in every field of safety and health
maintenance
Public Agency
Risk Management Association
PARMA -- A forum that promotes, develops and facilitates education
and leadership in public agency risk management.
Risk and Insurance
Management Society, Inc.
RIMS serves its member entities by proactively providing the
highest quality products, services and information to manage
all forms of business risk.
Association
of Local Authority Risk Managers
ALARM seeks to make a positive contribution to loss reduction
in the public sector. The group, based in the U.K., assists,
advises and represents public sector organizations in the
development of risk management strategies.
Sources for Required Postings at the Workplace
USERRA Compliance
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights
Act (USERRA) protects the job rights of individuals who voluntarily
or unvoluntarily leave employment postions to undertake military
service.
USERRA also prohibits employers from discriminating against
past and present members of the uniformed services, and applicants
to the uniformed services. The Department of Labor requires
a poster entitled "Your Rights Under USEERA" to be posted
by all employers, regardless of size, effective March 10,
2005.
Texas
Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation
Agency Notices 6 and 9 (under Workers' Compensation). Scroll
down on DWC's page in order to find the links to Notices
6 and 9.
The Office of Injured Employee Counsel (OIEC)
The Office of Injured Employee Counsel (OIEC) is a new state agency created by the Texas Legislature to represent the interests of injured workers in the workers' compensation system. Effective 12/20/06 all employers are required to post the notice "Employer’s Notification of Ombudsman Program to Employees" (Adobe PDF format). You may download this form from the OIEC website.
Texas
Workforce Commission
A source for required agency workplace postings.
Loss Prevention and Control
OSHA
Regulations (Standards - 29 CFR)
Visit the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and
Health Administration Website for regulations and standards.
Texas Health and Safety Code
A complete listing of all chapters of the Texas Health and
Safety Code.
Department
of Information Resources
Visit this state agency site to find out about ways you can
reduce potential exposure to problems associated with information
security.
National Safety
Council
Its mission is "to educate and influence society to adopt
safety, health and environmental policies, practices and procedures
that prevent and mitigate human suffering and economic losses
arising from preventable causes."
American Society
of Safety Engineers
ASSE is the oldest and largest professional safety organization.
It's 33,000 members manage, supervise and consult on safety,
health, and environmental issues in industry, insurance, government
and education.
National Property
Management Association Inc.
National organization for asset management. |
