1. (a) All notices and written communications to the claimant or claimant's representative will be mailed to the last address supplied by that claimant or representative.
2. (b) Unless otherwise specified by rule, all notices and communications to insurance carriers will be sent to the carrier's Austin representative as provided by §156.1 of this title (relating to Carrier's Austin Representative).
3. (c) All notices and written communications to covered employers will be mailed to the address reported by the employer or to an address identified by the commission absent an employer-reported address.
4. (d) All notices and written communications to noncovered employers will be mailed to the mailing address reported by the employer or to an address identified by the commission absent an employer-reported address.
5. (e) All notices and written communications to health care providers will be mailed to the last address supplied by the health care provider.
6. (f) All notices and written communications to vocational rehabilitation service providers shall be mailed to the last address supplied by the vocational service provider.
7. (g) Unless otherwise specified by rule, forms, notices, and other written communications required to be filed with the commission shall be directed to the local commission field office managing the claim.
8. (h) For purposes of determining the date of receipt for those notices and other written communications which require action by a date specific after receipt, the commission shall deem the received date to be five days after the date mailed.
9. (i) Electronically filed records or communications will be filed in the format, form, and manner prescribed by the commission. A record is considered filed when submitted electronically if on the date received, the record meets the automated and manual system edit checks to insure data quality.

Source Note:The provisions of this §102.5 adopted to be effective July 29, 1991, 16 TexReg 3939; amended to be effective March 15, 1995, 20 TexReg 1418.