Bureau Announcements

  • MAC Meeting scheduled for June 6

    Wednesday, March 22, 2023 | 08:00am

    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.

    Read full story
  • Mileage Rate Increase for Travel Reimbursement

    Friday, March 10, 2023 | 08:00am

    An adjustment was made to the IRS business standard mileage rate. Tennessee's workers’ comp mileage reimbursement rate mirrors the Comprehensive Travel Regulations Policy for state employees. That policy adopts the IRS business standard mileage rate as the reimbursement rate of the State.

    Read full story

2022 Legislative Update

Read a general overview of workers' compensation legislation passed by the 2022 session of the 112th General Assembly. 2022 Legislative Update.

For a complete, detailed review of this information and all workers' compensation bills introduced in this legislative session, go to www.capitol.tn.gov.


BWC Updates via Email

Want to stay up to date on all things workers' compensation for Tennessee? Interested in upcoming Bureau events, legislative changes, and rule revisions? If so, subscribe to our external newsletter today! Highlighting news, updates, and event notices to make it easier than ever to stay in the loop with what's happening at the Tennessee Bureau of Workers' Compensation.


Designation of Insurance Rate Service Organization

The Insurance Rate Service Organization designated for Bureau purposes that include the filing of insurance policy provisions and coverages and the determination of job classifications for applicable Bureau Rules is the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI).