DWC is readopting all sections in the following chapters of the Texas Administrative Code:
- Chapter 41 (Practice and Procedure);
- Chapter 42 (Medical Benefits);
- Chapter 43 (Insurance Coverage);
- Chapter 45 (Employer?s Report of Injury or Disease);
- Chapter 47 (Employee Notice of Injury or Death and Claim for Benefits);
- Chapter 49 (Procedures for Formal Hearings by the Board);
- Chapter 51 (Award of the Board);
- Chapter 53 (Carrier?s Report of Initiation and Suspension of Compensation Payments);
- Chapter 55 (Lump Sum Payments);
- Chapter 56 (Structured Compromise Settlement Agreements);
- Chapter 59 (Notices of Intention to Appeal);
- Chapter 61 (Prehearing Conferences);
- Chapter 63 (Promptness of First Payment);
- Chapter 64 (Representing Claimants Before the Board);
- Chapter 65 (Unethical or Fraudulent Claims Practices);
- Chapter 67 (Allegations of Fraud); and
- Chapter 69 (Medical Examination Orders).
More details are on the TDI website.
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