Division, Stakeholders Discuss Designated Doctor Automation Issues

The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation’s workgroup on designated doctor automation issues Wednesday discussed changing the designated doctor request form, with an eye towards eliminating current problems and promoting future automation.Staff members said problems with the current forms need to be resolved before tackling the automation issue.Designated doctors are used by the division to help determine assignment of an impairment rating, attainment of clinical maximum medical improvement, the extent of the employee's compensable injury, whether the injured employee's d...