Regulatory Issues
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DWC Amends Rule on UR Credentialing
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has now adopted amendments to a...
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DWC Adopts Rule amendments and Updates Forms for Building and Construction Workers Agreements
The Division of Workers' Compensation has adopted amendments to the reporting requirements...
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DWC Adopts Rule and Proposes Updated Form for MFDR Requests
The Division of Workers' Compensation has adopted amendments to Rule 133.307 to...
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DWC Extends and Enlarges COVID-19 Data Call
Last spring the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation, issued...
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Mileage Reimbursement Rate Declines for 2021
Rule 134.110(d) requires carriers to reimburse injured employees for qualified travel based...
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NCCI Posts Report on National Regulatory and Legislative Trends
The National Council on Compensation Insurance published its 2020 Regulatory and Legislative...
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District Court Invalidates SIBs Rule
On December 2, 2020, a Travis County District Court ruled that Division...
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DWC Proposes Rules on UR Credentialing and EDI Reporting Standards
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has published two rule initiatives designed...
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DWC Releases First Round of CoVID-19 Data Call Results
Last spring the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation issued a mandatory data...
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Division Accepting Public Comment on Hiring Contractor Forms, Rules
The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation is formulating plans...
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Division Actively Reviewing Accuracy of Carriers’ Claim Administration Contact Information
Rule 124.2 was amended in late 2019 to clarify how carriers must...
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SIBs Work-Search Requirements Return; Second CoVID-19 Data Call Imminent
Two CoVID-19 related regulatory developments loom on the horizon at the end...
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