Legal Opinion
Protz v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 20, 2017No. Protz, M., Aplt. v. WCAB (Derry Area SD) - No. 6 WAP 2016PublishedCited by 191 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JUSTICE WECHT
Section 306(a.2) of the Workers’ Compensation Act allows employers to demand that a claimant undergo an impairment-rating evaluation (IRE), during which a physician must determine the “degree of impairment” that is due to the claimant’s compensable injury. See 77 P.S. § 511.2(1). In order to make this assessment, the Act requires physicians to apply the methodology set forth in “the most recent edition” of the American Medical Association (AMA) Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment. Id. In these consolidated appeals, we consider whether this mandate violates the…
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