MLAC Impairment Rating Subcommittee Meeting Oct. 4

The Impairment Rating Subcommittee of the Oregon Management-Labor Advisory Committee will hear testimony and review past documents regarding how permanent disability ratings are calculated during an Oct. 4 meeting in Salem.The subcommittee met from 2008 through 2011 to review the state’s use of range-of-motion tests to calculate impairment ratings after the American Medical Association switched to a diagnosis-driven methodology.Oregon uses state-specific modifiers to calculate permanent disability benefits, but the underlying impairment ratings are calculated based on methods in the thir...