Sec. 408.0815. RESOLUTION OF OVERPAYMENT OR UNDERPAYMENT OF INCOME BENEFITS. (a) The commissioner by rule shall establish a procedure by which an insurance carrier: (1) may recoup an overpayment of income benefits from future income benefit payments that are not reimbursable under Section 410.209 ; and (2) shall pay an underpayment of income benefits, including interest on accrued but unpaid benefits, in accordance with this subtitle. (b) The procedure under Subsection (a) must include: (1) a process by which an injured employee may notify the insurance carrier of an underpayment; (2) the time frame and methodology by which an insurance carrier shall pay to an injured employee an underpayment; (3) a process by which an insurance carrier shall notify an injured employee of an overpayment of income benefits; (4) the time frame and methodology by which an insurance carrier may recoup an overpayment through the reduction of a future income benefit payment; and (5) a method for coordinating overpayments that may be recouped from future income benefits and reimbursements described by Section 410.209 . (c) The procedure for recouping overpayments under Subsection (a)(1) must take into consideration the cause of the overpayment and minimize the financial hardship to the injured employee.
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