| 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 |
