DWC holds contested case hearings at the new Barbara Jordan Building in the Capitol Complex, located at 1601 Congress Avenue.
If you are driving to your Austin hearing, you’ll need to plan for parking. There are a few on-street metered spaces near the building and DWC has arranged a limited number of free parking spots for visitors who have hearings. Here’s a video to help you with parking and entering the building.
Anyone can upload electronic documents, such as DWC forms, to the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation and get a printable receipt.
Presentations from our annual Texas Workers’ Compensation Conference are available online until October 13.
Our calendar is full of free and low-cost workplace safety classes in English and Spanish whether your employees need OSHA 30 or OSHA 10-Hour Course cards.
News and highlights
DWC proposes changes to death benefits rules
The amendments and new section will allow eligible beneficiaries to file claims for death benefits with DWC or an insurance carrier and clarifies the insurance carrier’s duty for recordkeeping and notifying DWC. The rules are necessary to implement changes in the law made by House Bill 2314 during the 88th Texas Legislature.
DWC finalizes the Medical Quality Review process
On June 20, 2023, DWC requested comments from workers’ compensation system participants on the proposed Medical Quality Review (MQR) process. The MQR process is a medical case
review based on a written complaint, which may include an internal referral, a plan-based
audit, or monitoring resulting from a consent order. The MQR process is approved.
DWC accepting public comments on Texas Administrative Code rule review
DWC will review all sections in chapters 102-116 in Title 28, Texas Administrative Code. DWC is accepting public comments on whether the reasons for initially adopting these
rules continue to exist, and whether these rules should be repealed, readopted, or
readopted with amendments in accordance with Texas Government Code §2001.039.
DWC adopts teledentistry rule changes in Texas Administrative Code
DWC is adopting amendments to 28 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Section 133.30. The amendments conform Section 133.30 to Texas Occupations Code Chapter 111, which the Legislature amended under House Bill 2056 to define “teledentistry dental service.”
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Regulate Texas workers’ compensation efficiently, educate system participants, and achieve a balanced system in which everyone is treated fairly with dignity and respect.