Colorado Code
Article 42 - Benefits
§ 8-42-101. Employer Must Furnish Medical Aid - Approval of Plan - Fee Schedule - Contracting for Treatment - No Recovery From Employee - Medical Treatment Guidelines - Accreditation of Physicians and Other Medical Providers - Rules - Definition - Re...

(3.7) On and after July 1, 1991, all physical impairment ratings used under articles 40 to 47 of this title shall be based on the revised third edition of the "American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment", in effect as of July 1, 1991. For purposes of determining levels of medical impairment pursuant to articles 40 to 47 of this title a physician shall not render a medical impairment rating based on chronic pain without anatomic or physiologic correlation. Anatomic correlation must be based on objective findings.

Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 485, § 1, effective July 1. L. 91: (3)(b) repealed, p. 694, § 4, effective April 20; (1)(b) and (3) amended and (3.5), (3.6), and (3.7) added, p. 1296, § 10, effective July 1. L. 92: (3.5)(a)(II) amended, p. 2165, § 1, effective June 2; (3.6)(p)(I)(B) amended, p. 1723, § 2, effective July 1. L. 94: (1)(b) amended, p. 311, § 1, effective March 22; (3.5)(k) and (3.6)(r) amended, p. 1457, § 7, effective May 25; (3)(a)(II) amended, p. 2001, § 2, effective July 1. L. 95: (3.6)(g) amended, p. 234, § 1, effective April 17. L. 96: (3.6)(b) and (3.6)(o) amended, p. 268, § 1, effective April 8; (3)(a)(I), (3)(b), (3.5), and (3.6) amended, p. 151, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2002: (1)(c) added, p. 441, § 2, effective May 16. L. 2003: (3.5)(c)(I) and (3.6)(r)(I) amended, p. 918, § 2, effective July 1; IP(3.6) and (3.6)(h) amended, p. 614, § 4, effective July 1; (1)(c) amended, p. 1613, § 4, effective August 6. L. 2004: (3)(a)(I) amended, p. 396, § 4, effective August 4. L. 2007: (3)(a)(I) and (3.6)(k) amended, p. 1471, § 1, effective May 30. L. 2008: (1)(b) and (3)(a)(I) amended, p. 1675, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2009: (3)(a)(I) amended, (SB 09-243), ch. 269, p. 1222, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2010: (5) added, (SB 10-187), ch. 310, p. 1456, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2013: (6) added, (SB 13-285), ch. 301, p. 1593, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2014: (3.5)(a)(I) amended, (HB 14-1227), ch. 363, p. 1735, § 36, effective July 1; (3.5)(c)(I), (3.6)(d), and (3.6)(r)(I) amended, (HB 14-1278), ch. 293, pp. 1197, 1198, §§ 1, 3, effective July 1. L. 2015: (2)(b) added, (SB 15-264), ch. 259, p. 942, § 8, effective August 5. L. 2016: (3.5)(a)(I) amended, (SB 16-158), ch. 204, p. 720, § 3, effective August 10. L. 2019: (3.5)(a)(I)(D) and (3.5)(a)(I)(E) added, (HB 19-1105), ch. 77, p. 281, § 1, effective August 2; (3.6)(n) amended, (SB 19-241), ch. 390, p. 3463, § 3, effective August 2; (3.5)(a)(I)(A) and (3.5)(a)(I)(B) amended, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1647, § 22, effective October 1. L. 2021: (1)(a) amended and (7) added, (HB 21-1050), ch. 384, p. 2569, § 1, effective September 7.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 16-158, see section 1 of chapter 204, Session Laws of Colorado 2016.