Abbreviation |
Phrase |
Act |
Texas Workers' Compensation Act, TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 401.001 |
AIDS |
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
ALJ |
Administrative Law Judge |
AMA |
American Medical Association |
AP |
Appeals Panel |
APA |
Administrative Procedure Act |
APD |
AP Decision |
AWW |
Average Weekly Wage |
BCTS |
Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
BFOE |
Bona Fide Offer of Employment |
BRC |
Benefit Review Conference |
BRO |
Benefit Review Officer |
CAD |
Coronary Artery Disease |
CCH |
Contested Case Hearing |
CE |
Claim Employer |
CPR |
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation |
CRPS |
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, was RSD, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy |
CTS |
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
CVC |
Combined Values Chart |
D&O |
Decision and Order (Administrative Law Judge's) |
DARS |
Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services |
DB |
Death Benefits |
DD |
Designated Doctor |
DDL |
Designated Doctor List |
Department |
Texas Department of Insurance |
Division |
Division of Workers' Compensation |
DOI |
Date of Injury |
DRE |
Diagnosed-Related Estimates |
DRIS |
Dispute Resolution Information System |
DSM III R 1 |
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (3rd edition ? revised) |
DW |
Deceased Worker |
DWC |
Division of Workers' Compensation |
ER |
Emergency Room |
FCE |
Functional Capacity Evaluation |
FMLA |
Family and Medical Leave Act |
FO |
Field Office |
Guides 3rd Ed. |
Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, third edition, second printing, dated February 1989, published by the American Medical Association |
Guides 4th Ed. |
AMA Guides (1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th printing, including corrections and changes as issued by the AMA prior to May 16, 2000), fourth edition |
HB |
House Bill |
HCN |
Health Care Network |
HD |
Hearings Division |
HNP |
Herniated Nucleus Pulposus |
HO |
Hearing Officer |
IC |
Insurance Carrier |
IE |
Injured Employee |
IIBs |
Impairment Income Benefits |
IPE |
Individualized Plan for Employment |
IR |
Impairment Rating |
IRO |
Independent Review Organization |
IW |
Injured Worker |
LHWCA |
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act |
LIBs |
Lifetime Income Benefits |
LMSI |
Loss of Motion Segment Integrity |
LOC |
Letter of Clarification |
MDA |
Medical Disability Advisor |
MDR |
Medical Dispute Resolution |
MMI |
Maximum Medical Improvement |
MRD |
Medical Review Division |
MVA |
Motor Vehicle Accident |
NOCI |
Notice of Continuing Investigation |
OAO |
Official Action Officer |
ODG |
Official Disability Guidelines |
OIEC |
Office of Injured Employee Counsel |
PA |
Physician Assistant |
PIE |
Post Injury Earnings |
PIP |
Personal Injury Protection |
PT |
Physical Therapist |
PTSD |
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder |
ROM |
Range of Motion |
ROMM |
Range of Motion Model |
RME |
Required Medical Examination |
RSD |
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy – now CRPS-Complex Regional Pain Syndrome |
SIBs |
Supplemental Income Benefits |
SIF |
Subsequent Injury Fund |
SS |
Spinal Surgery |
TAC |
Texas Administrative Code |
TD |
Treating Doctor |
TIBs |
Temporary Income Benefits |
TLC |
Texas Labor Code |
TRC |
Texas Rehabilitation Commission (Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services) |
TWC |
Texas Workforce Commission |
TWCC |
Texas Workers' Compensation Commission |
URA |
Utilization Review Agent |
VRP |
Vocational Rehabilitation Program |