Texas Data Call for COVID-19 Workers’ Comp Claims Extended

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The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has extended its mandatory data call to selected insurance carriers seeking certain information related to COVID-19 injuries reported to on or after Dec. 1, 2019, through the end of the year.

The DWC said the extension is to ensure it has sufficient information to determine the impact of COVID-19 injuries on the Texas workers’ compensation system.

As a reminder:

Only selected insurance carriers/groups are required to comply with the data call. Selected insurance carriers must provide summary data using the COVID-19 data call reporting forms and instructions. Each selected insurance carrier or group is required to provide one data submission per insurance carrier or group.
Insurance carriers/groups must submit the requested data to DWC through the insurance carrier Austin representative’s secure file transfer protocol box no later than 5 p.m., Central time to be considered timely. See the schedule attached to this bulletin for a complete list of data call submission deadlines.
Data call submissions are cumulative.

COVID-19 Data Call Submission Deadlines

What to Submit	Submission Deadline to DWC
COVID-19 exposures and injuries reported to the insurance carrier from Dec. 1, 2019, through June 30, 2021, and payments made on those injuries as of June 30, 2021.	July 30, 2021
COVID-19 exposures and injuries reported to the insurance carrier from December 1, 2019, through Sept. 30, 2021, and payments made on those injuries as of Sept. 30, 2021.	Oct. 29, 2021
COVID-19 exposures and injuries reported to the insurance carrier from Dec. 1, 2019, through Dec. 31, 2021, and payments made on those injuries as of Dec. 31, 2021.	Jan. 31, 2022