The Division of Workers’ Compensation has formally proposed an amendment that would require preauthorization of all compounded drugs.
Proposed amendments to 28 Texas Administrative Code §134.500 would exclude all prescription drugs created through compounding. Amendments to §§134.530 and 134.540 would require preauthorization of compounds for claims subject to and not subject to certified networks.
“The proposed rule change does not prohibit the use of compounded drugs for injured employees when medically necessary; however, it does require that the medical necessi...
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