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UTMB Management Responsibilities Handbook

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Employee Injury Management

Workers’ Compensation Insurance (WCI) benefits are provided for all UTMB employees who sustain a compensable injury or acquire a bona fide occupational disease while performing assigned job duties. Workers’ Compensation Insurance is designed to provide medical benefits and, in some circumstances, income benefits if an employee is unable to obtain and retain employment.

The Employee Injury Management office is responsible for the management of the WCI program at UTMB. The office responsibilities include:

• Maintaining a record of all employee injuries, as reported, which are open to inspection by the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission;
• Communicating with employees, supervisors, medical care providers, and the insurance carrier regarding WCI benefits, as defined in Texas Workers’ Compensation Act;
• Coordinating temporary modified duty to assist injured employees in returning to work;
• Supporting department supervisors in carrying out established procedures;
• Working with the insurance carrier on any investigative activity;
• Organizing and coordinating workers’ compensation training for supervisors;
• Informing the insurance carrier of events involving a claim.

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