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Texas Workers’ Comp Draft Rule Requires Preauthorization of Compounded Drugs

The Texas Department of Insurance – Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting comments through July 7 on an informal draft rule that requires compounded drugs to be preauthorized. The draft rule was created after the DWC analyzed compounded drug prescriptions …

New Texas ‘Two-Step’ Program Aims to Simplify Workers’ Comp Disputes

The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is taking a promising pilot program statewide to help simplify and speed resolution of some disputes. A pilot started last year splits up related claim issues so that a hearing officer can decide the …

Texas Health Clinic Owner Sentenced for Workers’ Comp, Insurance Fraud

The owner of a Houston health clinic pled guilty to insurance fraud after billing for medical services โ€“ often provided to injured employees โ€“ despite having no licensed medical staff at the clinic, the Texas Department of Insurance reported. Instead, …