Sec. 1305.356.  CONTESTED CASE HEARING ON AND JUDICIAL REVIEW OF INDEPENDENT REVIEW.  (a)  A party to a medical dispute that remains unresolved after a review under Section 1305.355 is entitled to a contested case hearing.  A hearing under this subsection shall be conducted by the department's division of workers' compensation in the same manner as a hearing conducted under Section 413.0311, Labor Code.
(b)  At a contested case hearing held under Subsection (a), the administrative law judge conducting the hearing shall consider evidence-based treatment guidelines adopted by the network under Section 1305.304.
(c)  A party that has exhausted all administrative remedies under Subsection (a) and is aggrieved by a final decision of the department's division of workers' compensation may seek judicial review of the decision.
(d)  Judicial review under Subsection (c) shall be conducted in the manner provided for judicial review of a contested case under Subchapter G, Chapter 2001, Government Code, and is governed by the substantial evidence rule.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1162 (H.B. 2605), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.
Amended by: 
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 839 (H.B. 2111), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.