...Christopher R. Brigham, MD This article focuses on the use of the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment ( AMA Guides ) in evaluating Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP), Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) scheduled loss cases for an accepted work-related condition...

... except for wanton neglect. Other workers’ compensation programs in the United States include the Federal Employees Compensation Act; the Federal Employers Liability Act (railroads); the Jones Act (Merchant Marine Act); the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act; the Department of Veterans Affairs...

... guides was published in book form in 1971. The most recent, sixth edition, appeared in 2008. Over time, the AMA Guides has been widely used by US states for workers’ compensation and also by the Federal Employees Compensation Act, the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, as well as by Canadian...

... and Pelvis. Certain jurisdictions, such as the Federal Employee Compensation Act (FECA), rate nerve root injury as impairment involving the extremities rather than as part of the spine. This article presents an approach to rate spinal nerve impairments consistent with the AMA Guides, Sixth Edition...

.... In the United States, the Guides is mandated or recommended by law in workers' compensation cases in 40 of 53 state jurisdictions. It is also used extensively by the federal system, ie, FECA (Federal Employees' Compensation Act). The Guides is also used in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and European...

... Programs, administers 4 major federal workers' compensation programs with multiple subprograms that include the Federal Employees' Compensation Act that, in addition to regular federal employees, covers civilians injured while working for the US military under the War Hazard Compensation Act...

...’ compensation laws. In these other arenas the Fifth Edition, the most current edition, is used. Federal workers’ compensation laws cover all federal employees (including postal workers) and citizens of Washington, DC. Federal systems include Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA), Energy Employees...

...: The AMA Guides are used in evaluating Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP), Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) scheduled loss cases for an accepted work-related condition. OWCP oversees the Division of Federal Employees’ Compensation (DFEC) which administers FECA. FECA is constrained...

... completely recovered (i.e., reached preinjury or illness status). Table 1 Clinical Terminology Used by Various Jurisdictions in the United States in Determining Workers’ Compensation Federal Clinical Terminology  Federal Employees Compensation Act MMI  Federal Employers Liability Act...

... local jurisdictional requirements and apply approaches from the AMA Guides to provide appropriate ratings. References 1. Brigham CR . Body member impairments: scheduled awards and the federal employee's compensation act . AMA Guides Newsletter . Sept/Oct 2010 ; 15 ( 5 ): 1 – 11...

... a legal basis. TABLE 1. Synonyms used for the Term “Maximum Medical Improvement” FEDERAL Federal Employees Compensation Act MMI Federal Employer's Liability Act Any of the synonyms Jones Act Maximum cure Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act MMI STATE Alabama...

... having a legal basis. Table 1. Terminology Used By Various US Workers' Compensation Jurisdictions Jurisdiction Term Used Federal Federal Employees Compensation Act MMI Federal Employers Liability Act Any of the synonyms Jones Act Maximum cure Longshore and Harbor...

... of the LHWCA as well as 3 other federal workers' compensation laws (Federal Employees' Compensation Act, Black Lung Benefits Act, and the Energy Employee Occupational Industrial Illness Program). The OWCP's overall mission consists of planning and directing the LHWCA program, as well as the activities of the 3...

... laws (Federal Employees' Compensation Act [FECA], Black Lung Benefits Act [BLBA], and the Energy Employee Occupational Industrial Illness Program). The OWCP's overall mission consists of planning and directing the LHWCA program, as well as the activities of the two other compensation programs...

..., and clear information that allows others to determine the presence, extent, and compensability of disability. References 1. Federal Employees Compensation Act; Federal Employers Liability Act; Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act; Jones Act (Merchant Marine Act). The Federal Black Lung...

..., and eight states use their own state-specific guidelines. 2 The Guides is used in federal workers' compensation cases; the Sixth Edition is used for Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) cases. The Guides is often used to quantify the extent of injuries resulting from an automobile casualty...

.... The Sixth Edition will also be the immediate new standard for Federal Long-shore and Harbor Workers' Act (LHWCA). Federal workers' compensation laws cover all federal employees (including postal workers) and citizens of Washington, DC. Federal systems include Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA...

... Compensation Act, Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, and some states); or (3) individual ratings that are converted by other processes to a disability rating and then combined (e.g., the California Permanent Disability Rating Schedule). Combined values are derived from the formula A + B(1...

... (nerve, tendon, bursa, or synovium) due to physical activity. Perhaps “cumulative or repetitive strain disorder” or “overuse syndrome” would be more appropriate terms. However, the Federal Employees' Compensation Act defines injury as “…all diseases proximately caused by the employment as well...

...; therefore, there is no credible justification for claiming that the MTBI in the case at hand has caused permanent impairment). 10 In contrast, court and administrative systems act as if the anecdotal details of an individual case are a more important source of understanding that large-scale...