Staff at the Division of Workers' Compensation invites your input on the following informal working draft rules and forms. An informal working draft is not a formal rule proposal. Accordingly, your responses will not be treated as a formal public comment for the purposes of the Administrative Procedures Act. You will have the opportunity to make formal comments after the rules are formally posted and officially published in the Texas Register.
To expedite the comment process, we encourage you to submit any comments to the informal working draft electronically via e-mail to RuleComments@tdi.texas.gov.
Thank you for your interest and assistance in this process.
Designated doctor forms
- Draft DWC Form-032, Request for designated doctor examination
- Draft DWC Form-067, Designated doctor certification application
- Draft DWC Form-068, Designated doctor examination data report
- memo
Comment deadline: 5 p.m., Central time, on January 30, 2023
Designated doctor billing and reimbursement rules - second informal
- Designated doctor billing and reimbursement rules presentation slides
- Draft 28 TAC §§133.10, 133.20, §133.200, and §133.502
- Draft 28 TAC §§134.209, 134.210, 134.235, 134.239, 134.240, 134.250, 134.260
- Draft Revised Fee Schedule for Designated Doctor Exams, Required Medical Exams, and Maximum Medical Improvement and Impairment Rating Exams
- Designated doctor billing and reimbursement examples
- Comparison of existing text to informal draft text
- memo
Comment deadline: 5 p.m., Central time, on Friday, December 16, 2022
Designated doctor billing and reimbursement rules - first informal
- Designated Doctor First Informal Rule Proposal to Chapters 133 and 134 Presentation 9/8/22
- Draft 28 TAC §§133.10, 133.20, 133.200 and 133.502
- Draft 28 TAC §§134.209, 134.210, 134.235, 134.239, 134.240, 134.250, 134.260
- Designated doctor billing and reimbursement examples
- Comparison of existing text to informal draft text
- memo
Comment deadline: 5 p.m., Central time, on Friday, September 23, 2022
Designated doctor and maximum medical improvement and impairment rating doctor rules
- Draft 28 TAC §127.1-127.25, §180.23
- comparison of existing text to informal draft text
- memo
- DD Report Template Part 1 - Physical Exam
- DD Report Template - DIS
- DD Report Template - IR
- DD Report Template - OTH
- DD Report Template Part 2 Additional Testing and Referrals
- DD Report Template - RTW SIBS
- DD Report Template - RTW
- DD Report Template - EOI
- DD Report Templates - MMI
Comment deadline: 5 p.m., Central time, on Tuesday, June 23, 2022.
Designated doctor and maximum medical improvement and impairment rating doctor rules
Comment deadline: 5 p.m., Central time, on Monday, April 4, 2022.
Draft DWC Form-073
Comment deadline: 5 p.m., Central time, on Friday, March 4, 2022.