Medical Advisory Committee Meeting

The Medical Advisory Committee is comprised of practitioners in the medical community having experience in the treatment of workers’ compensation injuries, representatives of the insurance industry, employer representatives, and employee representatives to assist the administrator in the development of the treatment guidelines and advise the administrator on issues relating to medical care in the Workers’ Compensation system.

Public Notice

The Medical Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 from 1-3 PM (CST). This meeting is open to the public and will be held in the Workers’ Compensation Large Conference Room, on 1B, 220 French Landing Drive, Nashville, TN and will be available virtually via Microsoft Teams.

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Agenda

• Date: Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 1:00 PM Central Time
• Location: 
  • Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Large Conference Room, 220 French Landing Drive, Nashville, TN 37243 
  • Online via Microsoft Teams
• Public Comments: To ensure fairness to all views, public comments are entertained by the chair during the meeting by verbal request, physical or virtual hand raised or request via Teams chat.  The chair reserves the prerogative to limit the length of the comment and its relevance to the subject under discussion.  Requests to make a comment during the meeting may also be sent via e-mail to Suzy.Douglas@tn.gov or via telephone to 615-532-1326 at least one (1) business day prior to the meeting. 
• Call to Order:
• Introductions:
• Determination of a Quorum: 
• Approval of Minutes: September 5, 2023 (Action)
• Conflict of Interest Forms:
• Old Business:
  1. ODG Update (No updates this quarter)
  2. “N” status of trazadone
  3. Medical Fee Schedule Update (September 25, 2023)
  4. Certified Physician Program Update
  5. REWARD Employer Honor Roll Update
  6. Rules/Legislation Update
  7. Sunset Hearing (October 19 Results)
  8. UR report, URO Annual Report
  9. Occupational Medicine Clinics, Case Management and Provider Interactions
  10. COVID-19 Update
• New Business: 
  1. NCCI Medical Data Report 
• Announcements:
• Next Meeting: Tuesday, March 12, 2024.
• Adjournment: 

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings should contact Evelyn Gaines Guzman to discuss any auxiliary aids or services needed to facilitate participation.  Such contact may be in person, by writing, telephone or other means and should be made no less than ten days prior to the scheduled meeting date to allow time to provide such aid or service.  Contact Evelyn Gaines Guzman by email at Evelyn.Gaines.Guzman@tn.gov, by phone at 615-253-1331, Fax – 615-741-4772, TN Relay Service:  711

Servicio de Relevo en Espanol: 1-866-503-0263 (Voice, TTY, ASCII)  Fax:  615-532-1355

DATE OF NOTICE: July 11, 2023