Sec. 4201.054. WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS
- (a) Except as provided by this section, this chapter applies to utilization review of a health care service provided to a person eligible for workers' compensation medical benefits under Title 5, Labor Code. The commissioner shall regulate as provided by this chapter a person who performs utilization review of a medical benefit provided under Chapter 408, Labor Code.
- (b) This section does not affect the authority of the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission to exercise the powers granted to that commission under Title 5, Labor Code.
- (c) Title 5, Labor Code, prevails in the event of a conflict between this chapter and Title 5, Labor Code.
- (d) The commissioner and the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission may adopt rules and enter into memoranda of understanding as necessary to implement this section.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 4, eff. April 1, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 134 (H.B. 1006), Sec. 7(a), eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 134 (H.B. 1006), Sec. 7(b), eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 9.075(a), eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 9.075(b), eff. September 1, 2007.