It is used to inform health care organizations (such as hospitals, health plans, state licensing boards, and other health care regulatory entities) of a "reportable event." NPDB reports are used, along with other source data, when a practitioner is considered […]
Non-subscribers may be sued by their employees for on-the-job injuries and non-subscribers are also limited in the defenses they are allowed to assert. To minimize this exposure, most employers who have opted out of the Texas workers’ compensation […]
The biggest reason most employers elect to provide workers’ compensation benefits is to avoid the risk of litigation. An employer who provides workers’ compensation benefits to injured workers cannot be sued by the employee (or third parties) for […]
Employers often see a significant cost reduction by becoming a non-subscriber. Once an employer opts out of worker's compensation and develops its own employee injury benefit plan, the employer is able to avoid paying workers’ compensation premiums […]
Currently, the majority of employers in Texas still elect to participate in the State’s workers’ compensation system but an ever-increasing number of employers are finding that the benefits of becoming a “non-subscriber” outweigh the benefits […]