Texas DWC MDR Rulebook Supplement Now Available

Dallas, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Texas Workers' Compensation Rulebook Supplement 2012-03 containing rules adopted by the Commissioner of Workers' Compensation is available online from the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (TDI-DWC). The supplement can be printed from
the TDI website at http://www.tdi.texas.gov/wc/rules/supplements.html.

The rulebook supplements are provided as a courtesy by the TDI-DWC. While the TDI-DWC makes every effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this information, the official version of proposed and adopted rules are those filed with the Texas Secretary of State (SOS), which is the official repository of TDI-DWC rules. The rules can be accessed directly from the Texas Register, Office of Secretary of State website at
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/index.shtml. With respect to the supplements, the TDI-DWC makes no warranty as to their accuracy, completeness, reliability, and/or timeliness.

Rulebook Supplement 2012-03 contains adopted amendments to 28 Texas Administrative Code§§133.307, 133.308, 144.1-144.7 and 144.9-144.16 regarding medical dispute resolution (MDR) of fee disputes, MDR of medical necessity disputes, and arbitration. These rules were adopted on May 11, 2012 and were published in the May 25, 2012 issue of the Texas Register (37 TexReg 3833 and 3856, respectively). These rules are effective May 31, 2012.

To purchase a hard copy of this rulebook supplement or a complete set of the Texas Workers' Compensation Act and TDI-DWC Rules, visit the TDI website at http://www.tdi.texas.gov/wc/information/pubpricelist.html or call TDI-DWC Publications at 512-804-4240.

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