Bill to Create Missed Designated Doctor Appointment Fee Lingering in Senate

By Steve Nichols, News Contributor Several workers’ compensation bills continue to struggle toward passage with the last day of the regular session of the Texas Legislature — May 29 — right around the corner, including a measure that would require carriers pay a missed appointment fee for designated doctor exams. HB 2702, by Rep. Ryan Guillen, R-Rio Grande City, would amend the Labor Code to require an insurance carrier to pay a minimum $100 no-show fee if an injured worker does not have good cause for failing to appear. Carriers would be required to pay the fee to the desi...