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ISBN: 9781522164890
Senate Bill 863 (SB 863) and Senate Bill 899 (SB 899) have taken the California workers' compensation industry by storm, revolutionizing the way permanent disability is determined along with changes in apportionment of disability. Now that the 5th Edition of the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment is the gold standard as the first step to determine permanent disability in California, the claims, legal, and judicial participants in the workers' compensation system need their own guidance on the use of the AMA Guides in these cases. The Lawyer's Guide to the AMA Guides and California Workers' Compensation, by Robert G. Rassp, is the only practical guide to help you calculate and understand permanent disability ratings under SB 899 and the AMA Guides.
• Chapter 3 is a chapter-by-chapter analysis of the AMA Guides.
• Chapter 4 contains examples of AMA compliant and non-AMA compliant medical reports and a discussion about developing the record to establish accurate WPI ratings under the AMA Guides 5th Edition.
• Chapter 5 provides a summary of how SB 863 affects your law practice, including changes in the law that affect permanent disability payments, supplemental job displacement benefits and the Return To Work fund. Some examples of how to rate specific types of injuries are included.
• Chapter 6 contains summaries of cases and WCAB panel decisions relating to the AMA Guides, the 2005 PDRS, and apportionment, along with expert commentary.
• Chapter 7 provides a framework for discovery in cases that involve the AMA Guides and covers medical-legal issues related to rebutting a strict impairment rating under the AMA Guides 5th edition.
• Chapter 8 provides medical information every lawyer and judge should know about specific parts and regions of the body we commonly see in our cases.
• Chapter 9 provides a detailed discussion of psychiatric injuries—how they are now diagnosed under the DSM-5, how and when they can be rated for permanent impairment, possible alternative rating methods not using the GAF scale, and apportionment issues.
• Appendix A contains the 2005 PDRS, which is reprinted in full for your convenience. Note: Until the Administrative Director adopts an official 2013 PDRS, SB 863 mandates reference to the adjustments for occupation and age in the 2005 PDRS.
• Appendix C updated "money charts" (permanent disability rates) for quick reference. We thank Jay Shergill, Esq. for allowing us to reprint his latest tables in our publication.
• The Index is organized by topic and helps you quickly find what you need in this guidebook.
§ 1.02 AMA Guides—Frequently Used Terms
§ 1.03 AMA Guides—Common Acronyms
§ 1.04 AMA Guides—Common Medical Conditions by AMA Guide Chapter
§ 2.03 Application of AMA Guides to California Workers' Compensation Cases
Ch. 4 Substantial Medical Evidence and Establishing the Most Accurate WPI Ratings
§ 4.05 Establishing Accurate WPI Ratings
§ 4.06 Justification for Use of the Guides in Workers' Compensation Cases
§ 4.07 Development of the Record Using AMA Guides Chapters 1 and 2
§ 4.08 Population Averages
§ 4.09 Age or Gender Related Impairments
§ 4.10 Use of Clinical Judgment
§ 4.11 Practical Applications of the Guides
§ 4.12 Measurements Must Be Reliable
§ 4.13 Assistive Devices
§ 4.14 Side Effects of Medication
§ 4.15 Spinal Injury Cases—DRE vs. ROM Methods
§ 4.16 Muscle Strength Deficits
§ 4.17 How to Rate Chronic Pain Syndromes
§ 4.18 Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
§ 4.19 Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
§ 4.20 Failed Lumbar Syndrome
§ 4.21 Rating Chronic Pain in the Absence of Objective Medical Evidence
§ 4.22 Rating Narcotic Addiction and Dependency
§ 4.23 Multiple System Impairments
§ 4.24 Sleep Disorders
§ 4.25 Obstructive Sleep Apnea
§ 4.26 Fibromyalgia
§ 4.27 Pain Add-Ons
§ 4.28 Zero Percent Impairment Ratings
§ 4.29 Headaches
§ 4.30 The Cannon Case: Permanent Objective Medical Diagnosis
Ch. 5 Application of AMA Guides and PDRS, and Effect of SB 863
§ 5.02 Example 1: More Than One Body Part Injured in One Injury
§ 5.03 Example 2: Upper Extremity Injury and Its Sub-Regions
§ 5.04 Example 3: More Than One Body Part Injured in More Than One Injury
§ 5.05 Example 4: Failed Back Case With Psychiatric and Pain Sequelae
§ 5.06 Example 5: Voice/Speech Impairment
§ 5.07 Example 6: Recurrent Disc Herniation
§ 5.08 Example 7: Multiple Upper Extremity Injuries
Ch. 6 Case Summaries With Commentary and Current Issues Affecting Permanent Disability Ratings
§ 6.02 Permanent Disability, Apportionment, and PDRS
§ 6.03 Current Events and Medical Issues of Interest
Ch. 7 Developing the Record and Rebutting the 2005 PDRS
§ 7.02 Direct and Cross Examination of Applicants
§ 7.03 Direct and Cross Examination of Physicians
§ 7.04 Medical Questions on Pathology
§ 7.05 Rebutting the 2005 PDRS—Before Almaraz-Guzman and Ogilvie Cases
§ 7.06 Almaraz-Guzman and Ogilvie WCAB En Banc Decisions
§ 7.07 Rebutting a WPI Rating—Post-Almaraz-Guzman III
§ 7.08 Rebutting a Strict Impairment Rating Based on the AMA Guides
§ 7.09 Example #1: Lower Extremity Cases and Table 17-2, The Cross-Usage Chart
§ 7.10 Example #2: Ferras v. United Airlines—Adductor Tendon Tear
§ 7.11 Example #3: Four Objective Findings, But Only One Ratable Impairment—Knee Injury
§ 7.12 Example #4: Rotator Cuff Tears, Shoulder Impingement Cases, Elbows, Any Upper Extremity Joint Involvement
§ 7.13 Example #5: Fractured Elbow With Avascular Necrosis and Contracture
§ 7.14 Example #6: Injured Worker Has Lost Significant Function in One or Both Upper Extremities Due to Multiple Impairments
§ 7.15 Example #7: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome as the Only Diagnosis
§ 7.16 Example #8: Muscle Strength Loss, Loss of Motion and Resection Arthroplasty for Shoulder
§ 7.17 Example #9: Various Ways to Rebut Strict Spinal Impairment Ratings
§ 7.18 Example #10: Reactive Airway Disease as a Result of Exposure to Fumes
§ 7.19 Example #11: Recurrent Back Sprains
§ 7.20 Example #12: Carpenter's Close Encounter With Table Saw
Ch. 8 Medical Information Every Lawyer and Judge Should Know
§ 8.02 Peer Review Defined
§ 8.03 Residual Functional Capacity
§ 8.04 Medical Resources
§ 8.05 Medical Glossary
§ 8.06 Medical Information
§ 8.07 Medications
§ 8.08 Apportionment, Duplication, and Overlap
§ 8.09 Risk Factors and Causation of Permanent Disability
§ 8.10 Inextricably Intertwined—Benson Revisited and the AMA Guides
§ 8.11 The Wilkinson Doctrine
§ 8.12 Labor Code § 4663(c)
§ 8.13 The Benson Decisions
§ 8.14 Benson and the AMA Guides
§ 8.15 Benson and SB 863
§ 8.16 Can a Risk Factor Become Causative?
§ 8.17 Apportionment in Ortho, Psyche, and Internal Cases
Ch. 9 Psychiatric Injuries
§ 9.02 Proof of a Psychiatric Claim
§ 9.03 Use of Psychiatrist or Psychologist
§ 9.04 Cross-over With Civil Causes of Action
§ 9.05 DSM-5 Adopted by American Psychiatric Association
§ 9.06 Elimination of Axes I through V; Introduction of World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS)
§ 9.07 Other Alternative WPI Rating Methods
§ 9.08 Pain Disorders
§ 9.09 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Under the DSM-5
§ 9.10 Adjustment Disorders
§ 9.11 Depression
§ 9.12 Anxiety Disorders
§ 9.13 Panic Disorder
§ 9.14 Determination of WPI Ratings Using the GAF Score
§ 9.15 Apportionment of Psychiatric Injuries
§ 9.16 Rebutting a GAF Score
§ 9.17 How to Rate Chronic Pain Syndromes
§ 9.18 Rating Chronic Pain When There Is Objective Medical Evidence
§ 9.19 Rating Chronic Pain in the Absence of Objective Medical Evidence
§ 9.20 Rating Narcotic Addiction and Dependency
§ 9.21 Sleep Disorders
§ 9.22 Limitation of Compensability of Physical-Mental Disorder Based on Good Faith Personnel Actions