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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to disputing the certification of maximum medical |
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improvement and evaluation of impairment rating. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 408.123(e), Labor Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(e) Except as otherwise provided by this section, an |
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employee's first valid certification of maximum medical |
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improvement and first valid certification of an impairment rating |
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is final if the certification or assignment is not contested |
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[disputed] before the 91st day after the date written notification |
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of the certification or assignment is provided to the employee and |
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the carrier by verifiable means. Contesting the certification or |
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rating only requires the party to file a written contest with the |
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Division, which shall not serve as a request for a benefit review |
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conference on that issue. When the party is fully prepared to enter |
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the Division's dispute resolution process, the party may request a |
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benefit review conference. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |