Proposed rule in Texas would allow remote medical improvement exams
- July 26, 2025
- Posted by: Web workers
- Category: Workers Comp
Treating doctors would be allowed to perform maximum medical improvement examinations by telemedicine or telehealth under rules proposed by the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation.
The division said the proposed rules would revise the definitions of “telemedicine services” and “telehealth services” to include MMI exams and evaluation of permanent impairment when the injured worker has been examined by the treating doctor for the condition in question at least once before; the injured worker consents to the remote exam; and the condition qualifies as a minor injury, requires no additional treatment and has resulted in no impairment.
The DWC said it will publish the proposed rule in the Dec. 6 edition of the Texas Register.
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