1. (a) Lifetime income benefits begin to accrue as provided by the Texas Workers' Compensation Act (the Act), §4.22, and are payable retroactively from the date of disability:

   1. (1) for losses described in the Act, §4.31(a)(2)-(4); or
   2. (2) for changing from temporary income benefits to lifetime income benefits, when maximum medical improvement is certified for losses described in the Act, §4.31(a)(1), (5), or (6), or §4.31(b).
2. (b) The weekly benefits paid under this section shall not be less than the minimum weekly benefit established by the commission under the Act, §4.12.
3. (c) In a claim where total and permanent loss of use is pending as provided under the Act, §4.31(b), either party may request a benefit review conference to determine whether a lifetime income benefit designation is appropriate.

Source Note:The provisions of this §131.1 adopted to be effective May 31, 1991, 16 TexReg 2737.