Workers' compensation requirements by AMA Guide edition^* and US state

AMA Guide edition	US state(s)
Sixth edition	Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut^¶, District of Columbia, Idaho^Δ, Illinois, Indiana^Δ, Louisiana, Mississippi^¶, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wyoming, Puerto Rico
Fifth edition	California, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Vermont, Washington (except spine)
Fourth edition	Alabama, Arkansas, Maine, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Texas, West Virginia
Third edition, revised	Colorado, Oregon
Not specified or state-specific	Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin

AMA: American Medical Association; US: United States.

* AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment.

¶ Guides sixth, fifth, or fourth may be used.

Δ Guides sixth may be used but are not required.

Table courtesy of Linda Cocchiarella, MD, MSc. Adapted from: State-by-State Use of AMA Guides. Available at: https://amaguides.mykajabi.com/usage-state-by-state (Accessed on October 24, 2024).

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Workers' compensation requirements by AMA Guide edition* and US state