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TITLE 28 - INSURANCE
PART 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
CHAPTER 19 - LICENSING AND REGULATION OF INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS
SUBCHAPTER U - UTILIZATION REVIEWS FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDED UNDER WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE
SECTION/RULE §19.2010 - Requirements Prior to Issuing Adverse Determination
Chapter Review Date 06/08/2021

In any instance in which a URA is questioning the medical necessity or appropriateness of the health care services prior to issuance of an adverse determination, the URA must afford the provider of record a reasonable opportunity to discuss the plan of treatment for the injured employee with a physician, dentist, or chiropractor. If the health care services in question are dental services, then a dentist may conduct the discussion if the services in question are within the scope of the dentist's license to practice dentistry. If the health care services in question are chiropractic services, then a chiropractor may conduct the discussion if the services in question are within the scope of the chiropractor's license to practice chiropractic. The discussion must include, at a minimum, the clinical basis for the URA's decision and a description of documentation or evidence, if any, that can be submitted by the provider of record that, on appeal, might lead to a different utilization review decision.(1) The URA must provide the URA's telephone number so the provider of record may contact the URA to discuss the pending adverse determination.(2) The URA must maintain, and submit to TDI or TDI-DWC on request, documentation that details the discussion opportunity provided to the provider of record, including the date and time the URA offered the opportunity to discuss the adverse determination, the date and time that the discussion, if any, took place, and the discussion outcome.

Source Note: The provisions of this §19.2010 adopted to be effective February 20, 2013, 38 TexReg 892.

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