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State agencies are required to review rules every four years and either
readopt, readopt with amendments, or repeal the rule. So this month, DWC went
out on a limb and readopted all sections in Chapters 126 (General Provisions
Applicable to All Benefits), 127 (Designated Doctor Procedures and
Requirements), and 128 (Benefits – Calculation of Average Weekly Wage). Well
done, guys and gals.
DWC is accepting public comments on a proposed rule amending Rule 120.2 to
update its Austin address and OIEC’s and DWC’s website addresses. If you’re
looking to shake things up a little bit, you can let the DWC know you take
issue with their changes of “shall” in the rule to “must” or “will.”
The DWC also renamed Rule 147.10 “Commutation of Impairment Income Benefits.”
In case you were diverted by all the election shenanigans, this was necessary
because in April 2024, the DWC inadvertently named this section Rule 147.11
(the horrors).
DWC also made DWC Forms 001 (Employer’s First Report of Injury or Illness), 002
(Employer’s Report for Reimbursement of Voluntary Payment), and 006
(Supplemental Report of Injury) more attractive… and removed references to
outdated violation language that the Legislature removed from the law… in 2005.
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