The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation is accepting comments on a proposal to update the version of the American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment starting in 2028.
Current rules require doctors to assign an impairment rating when injured workers reach maximum medical improvement using the 4th edition of the AMA guides, which was last updated in 2000.
The division is proposing to require, starting Jan. 1, 2028, that impairment ratings be calculated using the 6th edition of the AMA guides.
The DWC said the change is necessary to ensure the us...
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