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Latest News 

• Closed Formulary: Workers' Comp to Require Preauthorization for "Legacies"  (Texas Medicine, February 2013) 
•  Workers' Comp Rules Change (Action, Sept. 5, 2012)  New 
• Workers' Comp Has New Forms (Action, Mar. 1, 2011)
• Closing the Formulary: Workers' Comp to Require Preauthorization of Some Prescriptions (Texas Medicine)   
• Workers’ Compensation Conversion Factor Changes (CY 2010) (PDF)
• Revised DWC Form-032, Request for Designated Doctor, and QuickReference Guide for Designated Doctors - TDI-DWC memo  
• New Workers’ Compensation Codes Adopted by Accredited Standards Committee (PDF) - TDI-DWC  
• Workers' Comp Update - TDI-DWC quarterly publication   
• WC Net News - TDI's Workers' Compensation Newsletter 
•  Division of Workers Compensation Expectations of Insurance Carriers for eBilling
   The Commissioner of Workers' Compensation recently adopted rules that require insurance carriers and health care providers to be able to exchange electronic medical bill transactions on and after January 1, 2008. A memorandum was recently issued by the Commissioner regarding the Division's expectations of carriers to ensure compliance with the eBilling regulatory framework.  To view the memo, click here (PDF). 
• Resources from the 2007 Workers' Compensation Educational Conference - slideshows
     

Required Guidelines for Disability Management 

• Disability Management of Injured Texas Workers  
• Letter from TDI regarding providing health care to injured employees - Texas Workers' Compensation System 
• Electronic Medical Bill Data Exchange (eBilling) Implementation  

E-Tips 

• Practice e-Tips on Workers' Compensation 

 FAQs 

• Medical Fee Guideline Rules FAQs - The medical fee guideline rules relate to professional service reimbursements to health care providers who provide medical treatments and services to injured employees on or after March 1, 2008.
• 2010 Workers' Compensation Educational Conference Q&As 
• FAQs Regarding Recent Workers' Compensation Reforms: Employees 
• FAQs Regarding Recent Workers' Compensation Reforms: Employers and Carriers 
• FAQs Regarding Recent Workers' Compensation Reforms: Providers 

 Fees 

• Workers' Comp Fee Schedule by Region   
• Workers’ Compensation Conversion Factor Changes (CY 2010) (PDF) 

 Sample Letters to Carriers 

•  Reply to Carrier Request for More Information on an Incomplete Claim or More Documentation for a Retrospective Review
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•  Claims in Process Over 45 Days
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•  Request for Reconsideration
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Seminars, Training & Resources 

• Workers' Compensation Resources for Health Care Providers 
• Disability Management: Treatment Guidelines, Return to Work Guidelines and Preauthorization 
• Click here to view the TMA page on Workers' Compensation Advocacy.