{"id":"AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-016","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Texas; Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers\u0027 Compensation","state":"TX","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-INSURANCE-BANKING","eco":"","issuer":"Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers\u0027 Compensation","authority":"Tex. Labor Code § 402.00111; § 408.0272(b)(2)","instrument":"Commissioner\u0027s Bulletin # B-0010-20","title":"Coronavirus (COVID-19) - workers\u0027 compensation issues","dateIssued":"2020-03-25","effective":"2020-03-25","end":"Exam suspension lifted June 4, 2020 (B-0030-20); 90-day pharmacy requirement and billing tolling lifted effective March 1, 2021 (B-0004-21, Ex. 020)","startDate":"2020-03-25","endDate":"2020-06-04","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1"],"types":["OTHER","HC"],"addressees":["all Texas workers\u0027 compensation system participants (carriers, employers, health care providers, injured employees)"],"clause":"This bulletin shall be in effect for the duration of the governor\u0027s COVID-19 declaration, or until further notice from DWC. Workers\u0027 compensation insurance carrier operations: Workers\u0027 compensation insurance carriers must continue or begin: providing timely claims adjusting services; processing and delivering indemnity benefits and medical payments in a timely manner; and authorizing payments to pharmacies up to a 90-day supply for any prescription medication... Suspension of exams:... Any RME, DD, or referral exams ordered and scheduled on or before the date of this bulletin are now suspended and should not occur until further notice from DWC. Tolling of medical billing deadlines: Failure to submit a timely medical bill will be deemed an exception due to a catastrophic event under Labor Code Section 408.0272(b)(2).","enforcement":"Tex. Labor Code ch. 415 (administrative violations and penalties)","functions":["IN workers\u0027 compensation carriers (claims, pharmacy authorization, examinations)","CB employers and injured employees in every industry","PR designated-doctor and required medical examinations suspended (industry 02 examiners)"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://www.tdi.texas.gov/bulletins/2020/B-0010-20.html","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200408234507/https://www.tdi.texas.gov/bulletins/2020/B-0010-20.html","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":206257,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING","url":"/library/AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-016","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-016","citation":"Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers\u0027 Compensation, Commissioner\u0027s Bulletin # B-0010-20 (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-016)","stateName":"Texas","related":["AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-017"]}