00HOUSE BILL NO. 60                                                                                                       
01 "An Act relating to impairment rating guides used in evaluation of certain                                              
02 workers' compensation claims."                                                                                          
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 23.30.190(b) is amended to read:                                                                    
05  (b)  All determinations of the existence and degree of permanent impairment                                           
06 shall be made strictly and solely under the whole person determination as set out in                                    
07 the most recently published edition of the American Medical Association Guides to                                     
08 the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, including supplementary materials, except                                     
09 that an impairment rating may not be rounded to the next five percent. The board shall                                  
10 adopt a supplementary recognized schedule for injuries that cannot be rated by use of                                   
11 the American Medical Association Guides.