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DWC releases 2024 insurance carrier PBO results

DWC has released the 2024 insurance carrier performance based oversight results. Insurance carriers were assessed on their performance in five measures:


* Timely payment of initial temporary income benefits.
* Timely reporting of initial payment data to DWC by electronic data interchange (EDI).
* Timely processing of initial medical bills.
* Timely processing of requests for reconsideration of medical bills.
* Timely reporting of medical data to DWC by EDI.

DWC regularly evaluates insurance carriers and health care providers for compliance with Texas Labor Code Section 402.075 and 28 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Section 180.19.

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DWC accepts comments on updates to TAC

DWC is accepting public comments on a proposed rule amending 28 TAC Section 120.2 [ [link removed] ] to update the addresses and websites for DWC and the Office of Injured Employee Counsel and make updates for plain language and agency style.

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Brown Bag Series promo video [ [link removed] ]
Last Brown Bag meeting on October 25

Join us in person or virtually for our last Brown Bag meeting with stakeholders in the Texas workers' compensation system. No registration required! Just bring a lunch and join us to discuss updates in dispute resolution.

*Date:* October 25, 2024

*Time:* 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.

*Location:* Austin (Barbara Jordan Building) and online

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DWC readopts TAC sections

DWC readopts all sections in 28 TAC Chapters 126 [ [link removed] ], 127 [ [link removed] ], and 128 [ [link removed] ]. State agencies are required to review rules every four years and either readopt, readopt with amendments, or repeal the rule.

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