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, November 4, 2025 from 1-3 PM (Central). 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.

Public comments are entertained by the chair during the meeting by verbal request, physical or virtual hand raised or request via Microsoft 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 Lacy.Conner@tn.gov or via telephone to 615-532-1325 at least one (1) business day prior to the meeting.

Meeting Recording

The audio recording and transcript of this public meeting will be made available on our website.

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View Meeting Transcript (Speaker names are being manually matched for a revised transcript. This early version may incorrectly attribute comments, especially for in-person attendees who shared a microphone.)

Microsoft Teams meeting

• Join the meeting from your computer, mobile app
• Or call in (audio only): +1 629-209-4396 with ID number: 853 811 728#

Agenda

• Call to Order:
• Introductions:
• Determination of a Quorum:
• Conflict of Interest Forms:
• Approval of Minutes:
  • September 23, 2025
• Old Business:
  • ODG Update (action)
  • Discussion of Changes
  • Drug Formulary Update
  • Cold compression and continuous-flow cryotherapy
  • AMA Guides Sixth 2025®
  • Medical Fee Schedule
  • Case Management and Claims Handling Standards
  • UR Report
• New Business:
  • WCRI: High Cost Claims and AI
  • Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation: report
  • Overdose Report for Tennessee
  • THC Report
• Announcements:
• Next Meeting:
  • Tuesday, February 10, 2026
• Second Meeting:
  • Tuesday, May 5, 2026
• Adjournment:

Accommodations

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 or by Fax at 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: October 20, 2025