Workers’ comp is a minefield of complications for providers in every state. Fortunately, some states’ workers’ comp regulatory agencies go out of their way to keep providers educated and in the loop.

Tomorrow, March 26, both the New York Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) and the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation (TX DWC) are hosting live online events to educate providers and address their questions:

• The WCB will continue its webinar series on the CMS-1500 initiative and mandatory electronic billing.
• The TX DWC will host its quarterly stakeholder meeting to discuss regulatory changes, compliance issues, and more.

Below are details and registration links for both events. Both state agencies deserve credit for their efforts to proactively help providers navigate the complexities of workers’ comp treatment and billing. Providers in some other states are not so lucky.

NY WCB Webinar: CMS-1500 Initiative

Starting August 1, 2025, medical providers in New York State will have to submit all bills for injured worker treatment electronically (e-billing). Providers must choose an XML Submission Partner to deliver e-bills to payers and billing data to the WCB.

To help providers make the transition, the WCB has been hosting free live webinars covering what practices need to know, including:

• CMS-1500 overview
• Benefits of e-billing for practices
• Choosing an XML Submission Partner
• The e-bill and XML submission processes

Each session also includes time for Q&A with WCB representatives. Providers can register for tomorrow’s session, which takes place at 12:00 PM Eastern, here. Additionally, the WCB will host another CMS-1500 webinar and Q&A session on April 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM Eastern.

TX DWC: Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting

The TX DWC invites providers and insurance carriers to its next stakeholder meeting with Jeff Nelson, Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation, and multiple TX DWC representatives.

The TX DWC describes the meetings as “informal and designed to enable open communication” between the agency and system participants. Attendees can join the meeting, which takes place tomorrow at 2:00 PM Central time, via Zoom using this link (Meeting ID 161 268 4146 and Passcode 086006).

The agenda includes talks on:

• New rules for telemedicine
• DWC conversion fees
• Certifying doctors
• Monitoring EDI data
• Legislative updates
• Compliance and Investigations updates

The stakeholder meeting will also include time for Q&A.

We strongly encourage providers and practice administrators in these states to attend these agency events. The more informed and actively engaged providers are in the system, the better positioned they are to advocate for improvements that make it easier to say “yes” to treating injured workers.

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