Wash. Admin. Code § 296-20-2015

Current through Register Vol. 24-20, October 15, 2024
Section 296-20-2015 - What rating systems are used for determining an impairment rating conducted by the attending doctor or a consultant?

The following table provides guidance regarding the rating systems generally used. These rating systems or others adopted through department policies should be used to conduct an impairment rating.

Overview of Systems for Rating Impairment

Rating System

Used for These Conditions

Form of the Rating

RCW 51.32.080

Specified disabilities: Loss by amputation, total loss of vision or hearing

Supply the level of amputation

AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment

Loss of function of extremities, partial loss of vision or hearing

Determine the percentage of loss of function, as compared to amputation value listed in RCW 51.32.080

Category Rating System

Spine, neurologic system, mental health, respiratory, taste and smell, speech, skin, or disorders affecting other internal organs

Select the category that most accurately indicates overall impairment

Total Bodily Impairment (TBI)

Impairments not addressed by any of the rating systems above, and claims prior to 1971

Supply the percentage of TBI

Wash. Admin. Code § 296-20-2015

Statutory Authority: RCW 51.32.055, 51.32.112, 51.32.114, 51.36.060, and 51.36.070. 04-04-029, § 296-20-2015, filed 1/27/04, effective 3/1/04.