Web-Enabled Attorney Fee
Processing System (WAFPS) Texas Department of Insurance
Division of Workers' Compensation

Web-enabled Attorney Fee Processing System (WAFPS) is a web-based application that allows attorneys to submit online requests for approval of claim-related services rendered. The initial portion of WAFPS is accessed sequentially. You must Logon before progressing to Verify Logon, and Verify Logon before progressing to Attorney/ Rate Data, and so on through Claim Data.

After Claim Data is selected, you cannot make any changes, corrections, insertions or deletions to the Attorney/Rate Data provided. If changes are desired, you must logoff and start over or complete the current transaction and submit an additional transaction.

Once Claim Data has been completed, you may select either Service Detail or Expense Detail to continue your submission.

Claim Data, Service Detail, Expense Detail, and Justification may be modified at any time prior to submission. You will be provided with a summary of your request to review prior to submission, to allow you to ensure that all information is correct. Once you have submitted your request, you will be given a complete summary of all detail, which you can print using your browser's print function.

Texas.gov does not include cookies enabling the retention of Bar Card Number or Access Code.

No activity for 30 minutes will result in application timeout and loss of data.

Attempts to modify Attorney/Rate Data will result in loss of Service Detail data and Expense Detail data previously entered for the given submission.

Division's Central Office Mailing Address
Texas Department of Insurance
Division of Workers' Compensation
7551 Metro Center Drive, Suite 100 · Austin, Texas 78744-1609
800.252.7031 · 512.804.4001 fax · www.tdi.texas.gov

Web-enabled Attorney Fee Processing System (WAFPS) is a web-based system to allow requests for approval of attorney's fees online (DWC Form-152, Application for Attorney Fees equivalent).
Register by:
Downloading the DWC Form-151, Attorney Application for Web Access from: www.tdi.texas.gov and
Submitting the completed application by email, fax, mail, or personal delivery to:

There is a limit of 3 invalid access attempts. If you do not remember your Access Code, select Forgot Access Code from the Logon Screen. The Access Code associated with your Bar Card Number will be emailed to you.

It is imperative that the login information is accurate since it is used for financial disbursements. This information cannot be changed after selecting CONTINUE. If the information is not correct please logoff and contact DWC.

A Bar Card Number (except for Legal Assistant) and a Rate must be included for any party requesting payment.

Bar Card Information
  • Attorney 1, Attorney 2, and Attorney 3 must have different Bar Card Numbers.
Rate Information
  • Rates must be in XXX.XX format.
  • Attorney Rates cannot exceed $200.00 and Legal Assistant rate cannot exceed $65.00.
Date Information
  • Service Start Date and Service End Date must be entered before selecting CONTINUE.
  • Dates must be in MM/DD/YYYY format.

This is the last opportunity to make any modifications to Bar Card Numbers, rates, or service dates.

Allows for entry of claim specific information. Please note that "Required" indicates required information. If you do not know the DWC Claim Number, please contact your local field office or the division's Central Office.

The use of the "Back" button on your browser to make changes may cause application malfunctions.

Allows for one row of service detail entry at a time. Drop down lists are available to access the different codes. To edit the entry, select EDIT. If you need to add an additional actor, you must logoff and start over or complete the current transaction and submit an additional transaction.

Service Date
  • Must be within the date range displayed.
  • Date must be numeric and in "MM/DD/YYYY" format.

Hours Requested
  • Hours must be numeric.
  • Decimal point must be included for partial hours.
  • Hours may not exceed 24 per service detail.

Designates the overriding grouping of services provided during workers' compensation proceedings. The two (2) letter abbreviation should be used when entering a Category Code for Service Detail.

Designates the two (2) letter abbreviation for the person who provided the service.

Details the activity being completed by an Actor for which compensation is being requested.

Designates the individual who is being served. The one letter abbreviation should be placed in the Recipient Code column when completing Service Detail.

Allows for the edit of one row of Service Detail. Selecting UPDATE will save the changes. Drop down lists are available to access the different codes.

Service Date
  • Must be within the date range displayed.
  • Date must be numeric and in "MM/DD/YYYY" format.

Hours Requested
  • Hours must be numeric.
  • Decimal point must be included for partial hours.
  • Hours may not exceed 24 per service detail.

If the number of hours requested are greater than those allowed by the guidelines for legal services, or require additional detail or clarification to justify payment, justification should be in the form of a summary paragraph titled "Justification Text." Please provide "Justification Text" in the summary paragraph provided. There is a limit of 5040 characters for Justification. Please be concise and to the point.

See 28 TAC §152.4, Guidelines for Legal Services Provided to Claimants and Carriers, for more information regarding the guidelines for legal services or the required justification.

Allows for one row of Expense Detail entry at a time. A drop down list is available to access the Expense Codes. To edit the entry, please select EDIT. See 28 TAC §152.5, Allowable Expenses, for more information.

Service Date
  • Date must be in the MM/DD/YYYY format.
  • Date must be within the Service Start Date and Service End Date Range.
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