Okla. Stat. tit. 85, Rule 21
Ama Guides
Effective Nov 1, 1997Adopted by order of the Supreme Court, 1997 OK 130, eff. November 1, 1997; Amended by order of the Supreme Court, 2001 OK 46, July 1, 2001; Amended by order of the Supreme Court, 2002 OK 6, March 1, 2002.
- A. Except as otherwise provided in Rules 32 and 33, a physician's evaluation of the extent of permanent impairment shall be prepared in substantial compliance with the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment.
- B. The Third Edition of the AMA Guides shall be used to rate permanent impairment as a result of injuries occurring on or after January 1, 1989.
- C. The Third Edition Revised of the AMA Guides shall be used to rate permanent impairment as a result of injuries occurring on or after May 1, 1991.
- D. The Fourth Edition of the AMA Guides shall be used to rate permanent impairment as a result of injuries occurring on or after November 1, 1993. When applicable, the 4th Edition of the Guides shall apply to examinations conducted through June 19, 1994.
- E. The 4th Edition of the Guides with the following deviation shall apply to all examinations conducted on or after June 20, 1994: When determining spinal impairment, a physician shall not utilize the Injury or Diagnosis Related Estimates (DRE) models, including the DRE Tables, as set forth in Chapter Three, "The Musculoskeletal System."
- F. The 5th Edition of the Guides, except for the Diagnosis-Related Estimates (DRE) Method and the DRE tables set forth in Chapter 15, "The Spine," shall be used to rate permanent impairment as a result of injuries occurring on or after June 28, 2001.
- G. The examining physician shall not follow the guides based on race or ethnic origin.
- H. The provisions of subsections A, B, C, D, E, F and G of this rule shall not apply to scheduled members enumerated in 85 O.S., Section 22.
I. Injuries occurring prior to January 1, 1989 are to be evaluated by the following editions of the Guides:
Injuries occurring prior to July 1, 1978 are to be evaluated based upon the claimant's ability to perform "ordinary manual labor."
Injuries occurring on or after July 1, 1978 through October 31, 1984 - First Edition.
Injuries occurring on or after November 1, 1984 through December 31, 1988 - Second Edition.
- J. Evaluations of permanent impairment which are prepared in support of a Motion for Change of Condition shall be performed in compliance with the edition of the AMA Guides, including approved deviations and exceptions thereto, in effect on the date of injury
Adopted by order of the Supreme Court, 1997 OK 130, eff. November 1, 1997; Amended by order of the Supreme Court, 2001 OK 46, July 1, 2001; Amended by order of the Supreme Court, 2002 OK 6, March 1, 2002.