Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 408.186 - Burial Benefits(a) If the death of an employee results from a compensable injury, the insurance carrier shall pay to the person who incurred liability for the costs of burial the lesser of: (1) the actual costs incurred for reasonable burial expenses; or(b) If the employee died away from the employee's usual place of employment, the insurance carrier shall pay the reasonable cost of transporting the body, not to exceed the cost of transporting the body to the employee's usual place of employment.Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 192,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2015.Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1426, Sec. 16, eff. 9/1/1999. Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993.