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What is a designated doctor?
A designated doctor is selected by the Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) to resolve questions about an injured employee's medical condition or resolve a dispute about a work-related injury or illness. The injured employee, the employee's representative or insurance carrier, or DWC can request an exam by a designated doctor. DWC will determine if a designated doctor should be appointed to conduct the exam.
News
- 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 5/18/18
- Draft Forms: Regarding Designated Doctor Procedures and Requirements 5/18/18
- Designated Doctor Performance Review Procedure | memo 4/11/18
- Register for summer MSK workshop and case-based webinar series 3/20/18
- Registration open for summer and fall designated doctor training 3/7/18
To become a designated doctor or to renew status:
- You must take required training, test, and reapply every two years.
- You must subscribe to, or own, the following publications:
To become an MMI/IR certifying doctor:
(or an ancillary healthcare provider to DDs and MMI/IR certifying doctors)
- MMI/IR authorized doctors must take required training, test, and notify OMA@tdi.texas.gov.
- Ancillary healthcare providers who assist designated doctors and MMI/IR certifying doctors (physical therapists, occupational therapists, non-licensed technicians, etc.) must take required training every two years.
- You must subscribe to, or own, the following publications:
Forms and Other Resources
- DWC Form- 032, Request for Designated Doctor Examination
- DWC Form-067, Designated Doctor Certification Application
- DWC Form-068, Designated Doctor Examination Data Report
- DWC Form-069, Report of Medical Evaluation
- DWC Form-073, Work Status Report
- Sample Presiding Officer's Directive
- FastFacts: Financial Disclosure
- Run Report for Number of Designated Doctors and Appointments by County and Month
- Appeals Panel Decisions for Designated Doctors
- Billing and Reimbursement for Maximum Medical Improvement & Impairment Rating
- News Archive
Statute and Rules
- Texas Labor Code Chapter 408.0041. Designated Doctor Examination
- Texas Labor Code Chapter 408.1225. Desginated Doctor
- 28 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 127 Designated Doctor Scheduling and Examination
- 28 TAC 130.1 Certification of Maximum Medical Improvement and Evaluation of Permanent Impairment