2021 Texas Statutes
Labor Code
Title 5 - Workers' Compensation
Subtitle A - Texas Workers' Compensation Act
Chapter 413 - Medical Review
Subchapter C. Dispute Resolution
Section 413.032. Independent Review Organization Decision; Appeal
Sec. 413.032. INDEPENDENT REVIEW ORGANIZATION DECISION; APPEAL. (a) An independent review organization that conducts a review under this chapter shall specify the elements on which the decision of the organization is based. At a minimum, the decision must include:
(1) a list of all medical records and other documents reviewed by the organization;
(2) a description and the source of the screening criteria or clinical basis used in making the decision;
(3) an analysis of and explanation for the decision, including the findings and conclusions used to support the decision; and
(4) a description of the qualifications of each physician or other health care provider who reviews the decision.
(b) The independent review organization shall certify that each physician or other health care provider who reviews the decision certifies that no known conflicts of interest exist between that provider and the injured employee, the injured employee's employer, the injured employee's insurance carrier, the utilization review agent, or any of the treating doctors or insurance carrier health care providers who reviewed the case for decision before referral to the independent review organization.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.247, eff. September 1, 2005.
