Providers Say Exclude Early Visits from Preauthorization

AUSTIN -- Physical and occupational therapists on Tuesday pressed for rules that would require insurers to approve the first two or three treatments, saying the three-day waiting period for preauthorization requests will delay needed care. The therapists spoke during a public hearing called by the Division of Workers' Compensation to hear and comment on proposed emergency rules that will govern medical billing time frames and preauthorization procedures. DWC Commissioner Albert Betts Jr. said his agency is proposing emergency rules and bypassing the usual lengthy review process in order to ...