Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3098 Compare Versions

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1	1		87R21737 KKR-D
2	2		By: Cason, Lopez, et al. H.B. No. 3098
	3	+	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3098:
	4	+	By: Turner of Tarrant C.S.H.B. No. 3098
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5	7		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	8		AN ACT
7	9		relating to conducting certain medical examinations using
8	10		telemedicine under the workers' compensation system.
9	11		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	12		SECTION 1. Section 408.123, Labor Code, is amended by
11	13		adding Subsection (i) to read as follows:
12	14		(i) A medical examination conducted to certify maximum
13	15		medical improvement or assign an impairment rating may be performed
14	16		using telehealth services or telemedicine medical services, as
15	17		defined by Section 111.001, Occupations Code. A health care
16	18		professional must be physically present in the room in which the
17	19		employee is located to assist the certifying doctor in conducting
18	20		the examination and administering any necessary testing. For
19	21		purposes of this subsection, "health care professional" means an
20	22		individual licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized to
21	23		administer health care, for profit or otherwise, in the ordinary
22	24		course of business or professional practice.
23	25		SECTION 2. Section 408.123(i), Labor Code, as added by this
24	26		Act, applies only to a medical examination to certify an employee's
25	27		maximum medical improvement or assign an employee's impairment
26	28		rating conducted on or after the effective date of this Act. A
27	29		medical examination conducted before the effective date of this Act
28	30		is governed by the law in effect on the date the examination was
29	31		conducted, and the former law is continued in effect for that
30	32		purpose.
31	33		SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.