AMA Guides definition

AMA Guides means American Medical Association, Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment [Fifth Edition].

AMA Guides means the American medical association’s guides to the evaluation of permanent impairment in effect at the time of the performance of any examination or test on the exposed person required under this chapter.

AMA Guides means the most recent edition of the American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (American Medical Association). In the event of a release of a new edition of the publication in a given year, the new edition shall be deemed to be the most recent edition on January 1 of the year following its release. The edition that is in effect on the date the employee is injured is the edition that shall be applicable to the claim.

Examples of AMA Guides in a sentence

• The Board has found that OWCP has inconsistently applied Chapter 15 of the sixth edition of the A.M.A., Guides when granting schedule awards for upper extremity claims.

• For decisions issued after May 1, 2009 the sixth edition of the A.M.A., Guides is used.

• Within months of the initial printing, the A.M.A. issued a 52-page document entitled “Clarifications and Corrections, Sixth Edition, Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment.” The document included various changes to the original text, intended to serve as an erratum/supplement to the first printing of the A.M.A., Guides.

• For permanent disability evaluation performed pursuant to the permanent disability evaluation schedule adopted on or after January 1, 2005, the primary treating physician's reports concerning the existence and extent of permanent impairment shall describe the impairment in accordance with the AMA Guides to the Evaluation on Permanent Impairment, 5th Edition (DWC Form PR-4).

• There has been some controversy over the use of the AMA Guides in workers’ compensation, including whether the current edition should be used.

More Definitions of AMA Guides

AMA Guides means American Medical Association, Guides to the Evaluation of Perma- nent Impairment [Fifth Edition].

AMA Guides means the American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (Fourth Edition) (other than Chapter 15) as modified by or under this Part;

AMA Guides means the 6th edition of the American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, American Medical Association, until a new edition is designated by the general assembly in accordance with § 50-6- 204(d)(3)(C). The edition that is in effect on the date the employee is injured is the edition that shall be applicable to the claim;

AMA Guides means the edition of the Assessment of Disability Guide published by the Western Australian Branch of the Australian Medical Association Incorporated that is prescribed in the regulations.

AMA Guides means American Med- ical Association, Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment [Fifth Edition].

AMA Guides means the American Medical Association’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (4th Edition).

AMA Guides means the 6th edition of the American Medical Associa- tion Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, American Medical Association, until a new edition is designated by the general assembly in accordance with § 50-6-204(d)(3)(C). The edition that is in effect on the date the employee is injured is the edition that shall be applicable to the claim; (3)(A) “Average weekly wages” means the earnings of the injured em- ployee in the employment in which the injured employee was working at the time of the injury during the period of fifty-two (52) weeks immediately preceding the date of the injury divided by fifty-two (52); but if the injured employee lost more than seven (7) days during the period when the injured employee did not work, although not in the same week, then the earnings for the remainder of the fifty-two (52) weeks shall be divided by the