Texas Department of Insurance – Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC News

Lufkin, Texas Meat Processing Plant Receives DWC Safety Recognition

The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced the recipient of the 2024 Lone Star Safety Award is Double R Brand Foods LLC for its meat processing plant located in Lufkin, Texas. The recognition highlights the company’s commitment to workplace safety …

Wife of Ex-Texas Trucking Magnate Sentenced in $9M Work Comp Fraud Scheme

The wife of a former San Antonio trucking magnate was sentenced this month in a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme. Frances Hall, former co-owner of Bill Hall Jr. Trucking, was sentenced for her role in a scheme to avoid $9 million in …

Study: 96% of Injured Texas Workers Return to Work Within Three Years

More than 9 in 10 injured Texas employees returned to work within one year post-injury and 96% returned to work three years post-injury, according to an analysis of return-to-work (RTW) outcomes for the Texas workers’ compensation system. The Workers’ Compensation …

DWC Adopts Rules for Designated Doctor Program

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has adopted two rules: amendments to 28 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 127, Designated Doctor Procedures and Requirements, and amendments to 28 TAC Section 180.23. The DWC said the rules …

Texas Dept. of Insurance Extends COVID Data Call

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced it has extended its mandatory data call through December 2022 for certain information related to COVID-19 injuries reported to selected insurance carriers on or after December 1, 2019. DWC …

Texas DWC Proposed Agenda to be Published September 9

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation has proposed the Fiscal Year 2023 Research Agenda of the Workers’ Compensation Research and Evaluation Group (REG). Texas Labor Code Section 405.0026 requires the REG to prepare a research agenda each …

Texas DWC Seeks Comments on Designated Doctor Rules

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) informally proposes amendments to 28 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 133, General Medical Provisions and 28 TAC Chapter 134, Benefits–Guidelines for Medical Services, Charges, and Payments to improve the designated …

Jeff Nelson Appointed as Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jeff Nelson as the Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation at the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) for a term set to expire on February 1, 2023. TDI’s Division of Workers’ Compensation regulates the workers’ compensation …

Texas Division of Workers’ Comp Seeks Public Comments On Proposed EDI Form Revisions

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is accepting public comments on proposed revisions to a pair of Electronic Data Interchange forms: EDI-01, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Trading Partner Profile; and EDI-02, Insurance Carrier or Trading Partner …

Texas Work Comp Division: Healthcare Providers Indicted for Drug Distribution, Fraud

Three Texas healthcare providers will face trial for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and mail fraud, according to the Texas Department of Insurance – Division of Workers’ Compensation. On June 17, 2020, a federal grand jury returned indictments against Arlington-based …