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TITLE 28INSURANCE
PART 2TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, DIVISION OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION
CHAPTER 55LUMP SUM PAYMENTS
RULE §55.20Execution of Compromise Settlement Agreement

A compromise settlement agreement must be signed by the claimant personally, unless sufficient good cause is found by the board to excuse strict compliance to this section. Only in extraordinary circumstances will the board approve a compromise settlement agreement in which the attorney signs the claimant's name under a power of attorney.


Source Note: The provisions of this §55.20 adopted to be effective September 18, 1981, 6 TexReg 3274; amended to be effective November 11, 1983, 8 TexReg 4496.

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