Proposed Telemedicine Expansion Welcomed While Details Debated

An informal draft rule intended to expand injured workers’ access to telemedicine services in Texas received a warm reception from those who commented on the proposal, but also raised a number of questions. Will telemedicine providers be allowed to charge a facility fee? Could the use of content created during telemedicine examinations be used as evidence in contested case hearings? And what assurance do payers have that a patient treated by a telemedicine provider is actually an injured worker? The goal of the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation’s propos...