PCI Urges Changes on Draft Billing Records Requirements

By Bill Kidd, Central Bureau Chiefbillkidd@texas.netProperty Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) says informal draft rules proposed by the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation for medical billing and processing need to be revised substantially in order to comply with state law and legislative intent.In comments filed with the board this week, Trey Gillespie, PCI senior workers’ compensation director, said the draft rules “directly violate the legislative directives” adopted under House Bill 7, reform legislation passed in 2005, and would increase costs, di...