AUSTIN, TX -- The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (Division) will offer online vendor demonstrations on the use of vendor treatment and return-to-work guidelines for disability management in the Texas workers’ compensation system on April 10, 2007 and April 24, 2007.  An overview of the disability management rules will be included in each demonstration.

Two online demonstrations, lasting about two hours each, will be offered on each date at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Central Daylight Time. The demonstrations are free for all workers’ compensation system participants to assist them in determining their business needs in purchasing the vendor products. Registration is required at the non-agency website listed below prior to the demonstration date.

To enroll in one of the sessions, please click here, on the link, or copy and paste this link into a web browser:

https://rglevents.webex.com/mw0304l/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=rglevents&service=6

A confirmation e-mail will be sent to each enrollee with instructions for logging into the demonstration session at the time and date selected. The confirmation e-mail also contains information about compatibility of software used to view the online demonstration.

The Division disability management rules have established treatment guidelines, treatment planning benchmarks, and return-to-work goals and time frames for the workers’ compensation system.  Beginning May 1, 2007, health care providers are required to use these guidelines when providing health care to injured employees in the workers’ compensation system that are not subject to workers’ compensation health care networks.

For questions about the Division’s disability management training and vendor demonstrations, please contact:

Janice Pousson
Outreach and Education
Phone: (512) 804-4845
E-mail: janice.pousson@tdi.state.tx.us.

This release refers to the Division disability management rules (28 Texas Administrative Code §§ 137.1, 137.10, 137.100 and 137.300).
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