Workers' Compensation

Immediately submit a Supervisor's Report of Incident/Injury/Illness form. If you have questions, contact EHSREM at 512-245-3616.

Yes and no, Workers' Compensation insurance is separate from your medical coverage provided by TXST, as such you cannot go to your PCP for a work-related injury. Instead, you must utilize an in-network doctor from the provider with State Office of Risk Management. Contact EHSREM for the most up to date listing of providers.

In an EMERGENCY situation, you may go to any emergency room and then follow-up with a doctor who accepts the workers’ compensation insurance.

The employee is required to complete an Employee’s Election Regarding Utilization of Sick and Annual Leave form (Spanish Version of Employee's Election Regarding Utilization of Sick and Annual Leave). This form provides the employee four options concerning the use of sick leave while losing time from work due to a work-related injury or illness. If an employee fails to make an election prior to the eighth day of disability, the election will automatically be to use no accrued leave time, causing the employee to be placed on Leave Without Pay (LWOP).

The employee must use sick leave if available. If no sick leave is available, then accrued vacation leave may be used.

An employee does not have to use sick and/or vacation leave for lost time from work, instead they can utilize pay benefits from State Office of Risk Management (SORM). However, that requires being LWOP here at TXST which could impact the employee’s insurance benefits. 

There is a seven day waiting period for pay benefits for SORM, benefits start on the 8th day. Should an employee be LWOP for fourteen days, pay benefits will be retroactive. 

Have the employee contact EHSREM to discuss the impact of his/her selection.

You can receive up to 70% of your average weekly wage. for more information please refer to SORM Workers Comp program or WC Coordinator.

No, please stay in contact with the WC Coordinator in Environmental, Health, Safety, Risk and Emergency Management as she is the point of contact (liaison between employee, department, insurance carrier, and medical provider).