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1 | Page Workers Compensation Guidelines for determining impairment First Edition, November 22, 2017 2 | Page Forward Legislation enacted in April 2017 [WCL 15(3)(x)] directed the Board to consult with representatives of labor, business, medical providers, insurance carriers, and self-insured employers regarding revisions to permanency impairment Guidelines , including permitting review and comment by such representatives chosen medical , to adopt revised Guidelines for the evaluation of medical impairment and determination of permanency with respect to injuries which are amenable to a schedule loss of use award pursuant to paragraphs (a) through (v) of subdivision 3 of section 15 of the WCL. As the law directs, these Guidelines are to be ..reflective of advances in modern medicine that enhance healing and result in better outcomes. [WCL 15(3)(x)] Therefore, these revised permanency Guidelines supersede those sections of the Board s 2012 impairment Guidelines concerning medical evaluation of injuries amenable to a schedule loss of use (chapters 1 through 8 of the 2012 Guidelines ), as well any other provision of the 2012 impairment Guidelines which are inconsistent with these Guidelines .

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