{"id":3199,"date":"2015-04-27T10:49:17","date_gmt":"2015-04-27T14:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/?p=3199"},"modified":"2015-04-27T10:49:17","modified_gmt":"2015-04-27T14:49:17","slug":"which-ama-guidelines-are-used-in-determining-permanent-impairment-ratings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/which-ama-guidelines-are-used-in-determining-permanent-impairment-ratings\/","title":{"rendered":"Which AMA Guidelines are Used in Determining Permanent Impairment Ratings?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some states use the AMA guidelines directly. Others, like North Carolina, have their own guidelines. In Virginia, the AMA guidelines can be used \u2013 except for <a href=\"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/practice-areas\/spinal-injuries\/\" title=\"Spinal Injuries\">spinal injuries<\/a>. The key date is the date of the claimant&#8217;s injury. The doctor who is making the determination has to use the edition that existed as of the date of the injury.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>These are the key dates for the various AMA Guide Editions:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edition<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>\u00a0\u00a0 From<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong> Through<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6th \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0May\u00a0 1,2009 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Present<\/p>\n<p>5th \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0June 28, 2001 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 April 30, 2008<\/p>\n<p>4th \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0November 1, 1993 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 June 27, 2001<\/p>\n<p>3rd Rev. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0May 1, 1991 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0October 31, 1993<\/p>\n<p>3rd \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 January 1, 1989 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 April 30, 1991<\/p>\n<p>2nd \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0November 1, 1984 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 December 31, 1988<\/p>\n<p>1st \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0July 1, 1978 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 October 31,1984<\/p>\n<p>Note \u2013 the effective dates are just an approximate. The binding dates may vary from state to state. \u00a0However, this information is a good starting point when trying to determine permanent disability ratings for your workers&#8217; compensation claim. \u00a0Of course if you are involved in a workers&#8217; compensation claim in Virginia or North Carolina, we strongly suggest you contact an experienced workers&#8217; comp attorney to make sure your rights are represented and protected.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney Joe Miller represents injured workers in all areas of North Carolina and Virginia. \u00a0Workers need tough attorneys to make sure they get all their benefits. The employer&#8217;s\u00a0insurance company\u00a0may\u00a0fight to show you&#8217;re not entitled to benefits. A skilled lawyer can make sure you make all the right arguments and have all the right evidence. <strong>Please call Joe Miller Law at <a href=\"tel:\/\/888-694-1671\" title=\"888-694-1671\">888-694-1671<\/a>\u00a0or <a title=\"Contact Us\" href=\"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/contact-us\/\">contact us online, today.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some states use the AMA guidelines directly. Others, like North Carolina, have their own guidelines. In Virginia, the AMA guidelines can be used \u2013 except for spinal injuries. The key date is the date of the claimant&#8217;s injury. The doctor who is making the determination has to use the edition that existed as of the &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Which AMA Guidelines are Used in Determining Permanent Impairment Ratings?\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/which-ama-guidelines-are-used-in-determining-permanent-impairment-ratings\/#more-3199\" aria-label=\"Read more about Which AMA Guidelines are Used in Determining Permanent Impairment Ratings?\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[95,97],"tags":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Joe Miller","author_link":"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/author\/jmiller\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Some states use the AMA guidelines directly. Others, like North Carolina, have their own guidelines. In Virginia, the AMA guidelines can be used \u2013 except for spinal injuries. The key date is the date of the claimant&#8217;s injury. The doctor who is making the determination has to use the edition that existed as of the&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3199"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3199"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3199\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}