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Designated Doctor and Certifying Doctor Required Certification Training

Date:
February 5, 2027 through February 6, 2027

Time:
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Location:
Zoom meeting

Details:

Live interactive webinars held over two consecutive days for DD and Certifying Doctors to learn case-based concepts for determining maximum medical improvement (MMI) and impairment rating (IR). Prior to attending the webinars, DWC recommends participants complete Pre-Course Cases using the Guide to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Fourth Edition, published by the American Medical Association (AMA Guides). Download the Pre-Course Cases.

DDs, certifying doctors, and ancillary health care providers must attend this training every two (2) years. Doctors of medicine (M.D.s), doctors of osteopathic medicine (D.O.s), and doctors of chiropractic medicine (D.C.s) will earn continuing medical education (CME) credits by attending this training. Please note that the annual Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners required hours for Ethics, Recordkeeping, Documentation and Coding, and Risk Management are no longer offered at the certification training.

Registration is for a single training participant only. No substitutions.  Certification or recertification as either a DD or certifying doctor requires a certificate of successful completion of all required training.

Required Training for DDs also includes four required prerecorded video presentations. CME is not being offered for the prerecorded video presentations.

Friday February 5, 2027

What’s New/Updated Rule Changes/ Basic Concepts
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST)

Upper Extremity MMI/IR Webinar
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST)

Spine MMI/IR Webinar
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST)

Saturday February 6, 2027

Lower Extremity MMI/IR Webinar
8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST)

Non-MSK MMI/IR Webinar
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST)

Online registration for Designated Doctor and Certifying Doctor Required Certification Training

For questions about registration, contact 512-804-4115 or email opc@tdi.texas.gov.

For additional questions or more information, contact Designated Doctor Education at 512-804-4675 or email DesDoc.Education@tdi.texas.gov.



For more information, contact: DesDoc_Education@tdi.texas.gov