Workers compensation benefits are provided to UHCL employees through the State Office of Risk Management (SORM) in accordance with regulations set by the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission (TWCC).
Workers’ compensation is a state-regulated insurance program that pays medical bills and replaces some lost wages for employees who are injured at work or who have work-related diseases or illnesses.
UHCL Workers' Comp Procedures
The University has internal reporting procedures that employees and supervisors are required to follow in order to ensure the required state reporting requirements are met. The coordinator for worker's comp at UHCL is the benefits coordinator in the Office of Human Resources.
The 79th Legislature, regular session, passed House Bill 7 that enacted, among other laws, Texas Insurance Code Chapter 1305. The purpose of Chapter 1305 is to authorize the use of workers’ compensation health care networks to provide quick, efficient, quality medical care to employees injured at work. Our workers’ compensation provider, The State Office of Risk Management (SORM), has partnered with Forté, Inc., to provide access to a certified Workers’ Compensation Health Care Network (HCN), known as the CompKey+ HCN.
To search for Workers' Comp network providers, please visit the following link and select "Provider Search" to access the online provider listing for CompKey+ network.
