Texas Workers Comp – Important Deadlines

Missed Deadlines Can Result in Permanent Loss
of Income Benefits and Medical Benefits

    • 30 Days to report injury to employer

 

    • 1 year to report injury to the Division of Workers Compensation (DWC-41)

 

    • 90 days to dispute Impairment rating from the Treating Doctor (DWC-32)

 

    • 90 days to dispute Impairment rating from a Referral Doctor (DWC-32)

 

    • 90 days to dispute Impairment rating from a Required Medical Examiner (DWC-32)

 

    • 90 days to dispute Impairment rating from a Designated Doctor (DWC-45)

 

    • 10 days to dispute denial of a change of doctor request (DWC-45)

 

    • 10 days to dispute denial of request to extend Maximum Medical Improvement based upon a spinal surgery (DWC-45)

 

    • 7 days to submit a Supplemental Income Benefits quarterly application before the quarter begins (DWC-52)

 

    • 10 days to respond to carrier’s request for an Required Medical Exam (DWC-22)

 

    • 14 days prior to each Benefit Review Conference exchange must be provided

 

    • 15 days after each Benefit Review Conference exchange must be provided for a Contested Case Hearing

 

    • 5 days to respond to Interrogatories

 

    • 20 days prior to Contested Case Hearing Interrogatories to Carrier are due

 

    • 15 days to appeal a Decision of the Contested Case Hearing Officer (Request for Review)

 

    • 15 days to respond to the Carrier’s appeal of the Contested Case Hearing (Response to Request for Review)

 

    • 20 days after Benefit Review Conference to agree or not agree to arbitration (DWC-44)

 

    • 30 days after appeal decision to request a Judicial Review in State District Court

 

    • 15 days to dispute approved attorney fees (DWC-45)

 

    • 15 working days to dispute denial of medical for non-network medical provider

 

    • 30 days to dispute first written denial, if network medical provider

 

    • 45 days to request an Independent Review Organization to appeal disputed medical treatment after the second written denial

 

    • 20 days to dispute the findings of the Independent Review Organization if it involves concurrent or prospective medical necessity for a health are service in a non-network claim

 

    • 30 days to dispute the findings of the Independent Review Organization if it involves a network claim