| July 30, 2018 |
Draft Neuromuscular Testing Plan-Based Audit |
| July 24, 2018 |
Workers’ comp seminar offered in Abilene for health care providers and staff |
| July 18, 2018 |
Public Hearing: 28 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 180 – Enforcement and Monitoring |
| July 11, 2018 |
Applications for attorneys’ fees |
| July 10, 2018 |
Health care provider sentenced for workers’ compensation fraud |
| July 9, 2018 |
Fort Sam Houston company earns award for creating a strong safety culture |
| June 28, 2018 |
Draft Form: Amended Form DWC105, Accident Prevention Services Worksheet |
| June 22, 2018 |
Discount Rate and Interest Rate Determined for July 1, 2018, through September 30, 2018 |
| June 20, 2018 |
Proposal: Amended 28 TAC § 180.26, regarding criteria for imposing, recommending and determining sanctions; other remedies, and amended §180.8, regarding notices of violation; notices of hearing; default judgments |
| June 8, 2018 |
Public Hearing: 28 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 127 - Designated Doctor Procedures and Requirements |
| June 5, 2018 |
Workers’ comp seminar offered in Lubbock for Health Care Providers and Staff |
| June 1, 2018 |
REG study: Injured Employees with Multiple Injuries and Claims in the Texas Workers’ Compensation System |
| May 23, 2018 |
Division offers free workplace safety training for construction industry |
| May 18, 2018 |
Proposal: Amended 28 TAC §§127.1, 127.5, 127.10, 127.100, 127.110, 127.130, 127.140, and 127.220, regarding Designated Doctor Procedures and Requirements
Draft Forms: Regarding Designated Doctor Procedures and Requirements |
| May 9, 2018 |
Odessa company earns award for creating a strong safety culture |
| May 4, 2018 |
Proposal: Amend 28 TAC §134.230, and §134.600 concerning Return to Work Rehabilitation Programs and Preauthorization, Concurrent Utilization Review, and Voluntary Certification of Health Care |
| May 2, 2018 |
TDI-DWC Finalizes the Opioids Plan-Based Audit |
| May 1, 2018 |
Proposal: Repeal 28 TAC § 108.1, regarding Charges for Copies for Public Information |
| April 24, 2018 |
Adopted Rule: New §133.30 Regarding Telemedicine and Telehealth Services |
| April 13, 2018 |
Proposal: Amended 28 TAC §129.5 Regarding Work Status Reports
Informal Posting: Revisions to DWC Form-073 Work Status Report |
| April 12, 2018 |
DWC hosts Regional Workplace Safety Seminar on May 16 in El Paso |
| April 12, 2018 |
Adopted Rule: Amend 28 TAC §§134.500, 134.530, and 134.540, regarding preauthorization for compounded drugs |
| April 11, 2018 |
Designated Doctor Performance Review Procedure |
| April 9, 2018 |
Informal Posting: Amended 28 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §§102.7, 116.11, 133.308, 140.1, 140.8, 141.2, 142.2, 142.3, 142.7, 142.8, 142.10, 142.11, 142.12, 142.13, 142.14, 142.16, 142.18, 142.20, 143.1, 143.2, 143.3, 143.4, 143.5, 152.3, 152.6 and new §140.9 |
| April 6, 2018 |
Workers’ comp seminar offered in Houston for Health Care Providers and Staff |
| April 4, 2018 |
Adopted Rules: Rules Relating to House Bill 2112; New DWC Forms-81, 82, 83, 84, and 85 |
| April 2, 2018 |
Pflugerville landscape company convicted of workers’ comp fraud |
| April 2, 2018 |
Input Needed for Development of Opioids Plan-Based Audit |
| March 28, 2018 |
Pasadena facility earns safety award |
| March 23, 2018 |
Discount Rate and Interest Rate Determined for April 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018 |
| March 16, 2018 |
Workers’ Compensation Research and Evaluation Group FY 2018 Research Agenda |
| March 6, 2018 |
DWC hosts Regional Workplace Safety Seminar on March 20 in San Antonio |
| February 28, 2018 |
New Amendment to Plain Language Notice 3b and Delayed Effective Date |
| February 23, 2018 |
Proposal: New 28 Texas Administrative Code §133.30, Telemedicine Services |
| February 22, 2018 |
Input Needed for Development of the Designated Doctor Performance Review Procedure |
| February 21, 2018 |
Informal Posting: Amendments to 28 TAC §180.8, regarding notices of violation; notices of hearing; default judgments, and 28 TAC §180.26, regarding criteria for imposing, recommending and determining sanctions; other remedies |
| February 15, 2018 |
Workers’ comp seminar for health care providers and staff in Edinburg |
| February 7, 2018 |
Reminder: New and Revised Plain Language Notices Effective March 1, 2018 |
| February 1, 2018 |
Annual reporting for employers without workers’ compensation coverage |
| February 1, 2018 |
Finalized DWC Form-005, Notice of No Coverage or Termination of Coverage |
| January 26, 2018 |
Proposal: Implementing House Bill 2112
Draft Forms: Implementing House Bill 2112 |
| January 25, 2018 |
TDI-DWC Finalizes the Lumbar Spine Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Plan-Based Audit |
| January 24, 2018 |
Workers’ Compensation Research and Evaluation Group Proposed FY2018 Research Agenda |
| January 19, 2018 |
Informal Posting: Amendments to 28 TAC §134.230, and §134.600 concerning Return to Work Rehabilitation Programs and Preauthorization, Concurrent Utilization Review, and Voluntary Certification of Health Care |
| January 18, 2018 |
Workers’ comp seminar offered in Laredo for Health Care Providers and Staff |
| January 11, 2018 |
Proposal: Amend 28 TAC §134.500, regarding Definitions; 28 TAC §134.530, Requirements for Use of the Closed Formulary for Claims Not Subject to Certified Networks; 28 TAC §134.540, Requirements for Use of the Closed Formulary for Claims Subject to Certified Networks |
| January 5, 2018 |
Workers’ comp seminar for Health Care Providers and Staff in El Paso |
| January 2, 2018 |
DWC Finalizes the Medical Quality Review CY 2018 Annual Audit Plan |
