Rulebook Supplement 2006-05 containing rules adopted by the Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation is available online from the Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation. The supplement can be printed from the TDI Web site at .
To purchase a hard copy of the rulebook supplement or a complete set of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act and Division Rules, contact the Division’s Publications Section at 512-804-4240.
Supplement 2006-05 contains new, amended and repealed rules, which were published in the Texas Register on Aug. 11 and Sept. 1, 2006:
CHAPTER 126 – General Provisions Applicable to All Benefits [Effective January 1, 2007]
搂126.5 Entitlement and Procedure for Requesting Required Medical Examinations (Amendment)
搂126.6 Required Medical Examination (Amendment)
搂126.7 Suspension of Temporary Income Benefits Based on the Opinion of a Carrier-Selected Required Medical Examination Doctor (Repeal)
搂126.7 Designated Doctor Examinations: Requests and General Procedures (New)
CHAPTER 130 – Impairment and Supplemental Income Benefits [Effective January 1, 2007]
Subchapter A – Impairment Income Benefits
搂130.2 Certification of Maximum Medical Improvement and Evaluation of Permanent Impairment by the Treating Doctor (Amendment)
搂130.5 Impairment Income Benefits (Repeal)
搂130.6 Designated Doctor Examinations for Maximum Medical Improvement and/or Impairment Ratings (Amendment)
Subchapter B – Supplemental Income Benefits
搂130.110 Return to Work Disputes During Supplemental Income Benefits; Designated Doctor (Repeal)
CHAPTER 141 – Dispute Resolution – Benefit Review Conference
搂141.5 Description of the Benefit Review Conference (Amendment)
搂141.6 Requesting Interlocutory Orders (Amendment)
搂141.7 Division Actions After a Benefit Review Conference (Amendment)
CHAPTER 180 – Monitoring and Enforcement
Subchapter B – Medical Benefit Regulation
搂180.21 Division Designated Doctor List (Amendment)
搂180.22 Health Care Provider Roles and Responsibilities (Amendment)
搂180.28 Peer Review Requirements, Reporting and Sanctions (New)
Source: Texas Department of Insurance DWC
Topics Texas Workers' Compensation
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