The Texas Department of Insurance’s Division of Workers’ Compensation announced the adoption of amendments to the agency’s designated doctor rules — Chapter 127, Designated Doctor Procedures and Requirements, and Rule 180.23, Division-Required Training for Doctors.
DWC announced that the rules concern how the designated doctor program operates.
“They are necessary to maintain and increase participation in the designated doctor program and to allow better access to certain types of specialized examinations,” the DWC said in a memo announcing the adopt...
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