# 28 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.2002: 28 TAC § 19.2002. Applicability > Texas · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T28_P1_C19_S19_2002 ## Section - **Citation:** 28 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.2002 - **Heading:** 28 TAC § 19.2002. Applicability - **Jurisdiction:** Texas - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 28 INSURANCE / Part 1 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE / Chapter 19 LICENSING AND REGULATION OF INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS / 28 TAC § 19.2002 ## Text (a) Limitations on applicability. Except as provided in Insurance Code Chapter 4201, this subchapter applies to utilization review performed under workers' compensation insurance coverage. This subchapter does not affect the authority of TDI-DWC to exercise the powers granted to it under Labor Code Title 5 and Insurance Code Chapter 4201. This subchapter applies to utilization review as set forth in Insurance Code Chapters 1305 and 4201 and Labor Code Title 5. (1) This subchapter does not apply to utilization review performed under a health benefit plan or a health insurance policy. (2) This subchapter does not apply to a person who provides information to an injured employee or an injured employee's representative, physician, doctor, or other health care provider about scope of coverage or benefits provided for under workers' compensation insurance coverage, and does not determine medical necessity or appropriateness or the experimental or investigational nature of health care services. (b) Applicability of other law. (1) Health care providers performing peer reviews regarding the prospective, concurrent, or retrospective review of the medical necessity or appropriateness of health care are performing utilization review, must generate a written report, and must comply with this subchapter, Labor Code Title 5, and rules adopted under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act including, but not limited to, Chapter 180 of this title (relating to Monitoring and Enforcement). (2) Insurance carriers must process medical bills as required by Labor Code Title 5 and rules adopted under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act including, but not limited to, Chapter 133, Subchapter A, of this title (relating to General Rules for Medical Billing and Processing). (3) If there is a conflict between this subchapter and rules adopted by the commissioner of workers' compensation, the rules adopted by the commissioner of workers' compensation prevail. (4) If there is a conflict between this subchapter and the rules in Chapter 10 of this title, regarding Workers' Compensation Health Care Networks, the rules in Chapter 10 of this title prevail. ## Nearby sections - [28 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.2001 28 TAC § 19.2001. General Provisions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T28_P1_C19_S19_2001.md) - [28 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.2002 28 TAC § 19.2002. Applicability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T28_P1_C19_S19_2002.md) - [28 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.2003 28 TAC § 19.2003. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T28_P1_C19_S19_2003.md) - [28 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.2004 28 TAC § 19.2004. Certificate or Registration of URAs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T28_P1_C19_S19_2004.md) - [28 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.2005 28 TAC § 19.2005. 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