DWC Adopts Rules Simplifying Notice Requirements

The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced Wednesday that it has adopted regulations that eliminate and update reporting and notification requirements, and finalized associated forms. The changes were mandated by House Bill 2112, which passed last year and took effect in September. The bill simplified many reporting procedures mandated by various provisions of the Labor Code and cleared the way for electronic transmissions. Among the changes: Elimination of a requirement that attorneys send notices of coverage terminations to the Department of Insurance through certi...