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  • NCCI Item B-1450- Revisions to Basic Manual Classifications for Hazardous Material Remediation and Military Reservation-Construction-Iron or Steel Erection-Not Over Two Stories in Height. The filing proposes revisions to certain classifications in NCCI's Basic Manual. Comments due 5/30/2025.
  • NCCI Item 01-TX-2024 -  Revisions to NCCI's Basic Manual for Texas for Classifications and Table of Classifications by Hazard Group. The filing replaces some Texas classifications and phraseologies with multistate ones. An additional amendment revises a rule for non-F-classification operations subject to the United States Longshore & Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. Order 2025-9216 issued 3/27/2025.
  • NCCI Item 01-TX-2024 - Revisions to certain classifications in NCCI's Basic Manual for Texas. Comments due 2/27/2025.
  • NCCI Item E-1411 - NCCI's Experience Rating Plan Manual for Workers Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance. This filing reorganizes the manual into a Texas-specific manual. Order 2024-9013 issued 12/10/2024.
  • NCCI Item E-1411 - NCCI's Experience Rating Plan Manual for Workers Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance. The filing proposes a reorganized Texas-specific manual. Comments due 10/21/2024.
  • NCCI Item 02-TX-2023 - Revisions to NCCI's Basic Manual for Texas for Classifications and Table of Classifications by Hazard Group. The filing revises the treatment for certain classifications in NCCI's Basic Manual for Texas. The changes will align Texas classifications with multistate classifications and phraseology. Order 2024-8571 issued 3/13/2024.

Information

Workers' Compensation Manuals

Current Manuals: TDI has adopted the following National Council of Compensation Insurance (NCCI) manuals, with Texas exceptions. NCCI's manuals are available by subscription at www.ncci.com.

  • Basic Manual for Workers Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance (Basic Manual), optionally for policies with effective dates on or after June 1, 2014; and required for policies with effective dates on or after October 1, 2014 (see Commissioner's Order No. 3142, March 21, 2014).

  • Forms Manual of Workers Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance (Forms Manual), optionally for policies with effective dates on or after June 1, 2014; and required for policies with effective dates on or after October 1, 2014 (see Commissioner's Order No. 3142, March 21, 2014).

  • Statistical Plan for Workers Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance (Statistical Plan), for reporting statistical data for Texas worker's compensation policies with effective dates on or after January 1, 2015 (see Commissioner's Order No. 3455, July 29, 2014).

  • Experience Rating Plan Manual for Workers Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance (Experience Rating Plan Manual), for calculating experience rating modifications with effective dates on or after July 1, 2015 (see Commissioner's Order No. 3708, December 5, 2014).

  • Retrospective Rating Plan Manual for Workers Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance (Retrospective Rating Plan Manual), available for use in Texas as of June 1, 2011. For new and renewal workers' compensation policies written on a retrospectively rated basis with effective dates on and after January 1, 2017, insurers must either make a reference filing with TDI to use the NCCI Retrospective Rating Plan Manual, or file their own retrospective rating plans with TDI. (See Commissioner's Order No. 4215, December 7, 2015).

Former Texas Workers' Compensation Manuals (for reference only):

  • For policies effective prior to 10/01/2014 ONLY - Texas Basic Manual of Rules, Classifications and Experience Rating Plan for Workers' Compensation and Employers' Liability Insurance. The rules, classifications, endorsements and forms contained in the Texas Basic Manual (PDF) expired at 12:01 a.m., October 1, 2014. View specific section:
  • The Experience Rating Plan contained in the Texas Basic Manual remains in effect for calculating and revising experience rating modifications with effective dates before July 1, 2015.
  • Texas WC Retrospective Rating Plan Manual (PDF)

Statistical Plan

For more information, contact: PropertyCasualty@tdi.texas.gov

Last updated: 4/1/2025