Appeals Panel Decision Manual – Acronyms
Acronym | Phrase |
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Act | Texas Workers’ Compensation Act, TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 401.001 |
AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
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 (Hearing Officer’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 |
ER | Emergency Room |
FCE | Functional Capacity Evaluation |
FMLA | Federal 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 |
HCN | Health Care Network |
HD | Hearings Division |
HNP | Herniated Nucleus Pulposus |
HO | Hearing Officer |
IC | Insurance Carrier |
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 |
OAO | Official Action Officer |
ODG | Official Disability Guidelines |
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 |
TD | Treating Doctor |
TIBs | Temporary Income Benefits |
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 |
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