Workers' Compensation Guidelines for Determining Impairment

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 .

Nov 22, 2017 · 1. There must be a permanent impairment of an extremity, permanent loss of vision or hearing, or permanent facial disfigurement, as defined by law. 2. The impairment must involve anatomical or functional loss such as physical damage to bone, muscles, cartilage, tendons, nerves, blood vessels, and other tissues. 3.

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