Impairment Ratings, DIMES, IMES, and
Rule 35 Exams
What is needed to overcome the DIME rating
and how to defend the DIME rating.
Workers' Compensation CLE - 1.5 CLE credits applied for
Thursday, April 23rd from 4-5:30 pm
Webinar Only!
CDLA Members Only Please
Presented by:
Dr. Douglas Scott,
Western Center for Occupational Medicine
Dr. Scott will discuss the application of the AMA Guides Third Edition Revised and the DOWC impairment Rating Tips. He will also discuss the difference between the W.C. examinations and Rule 35 exams, which often use the 5th or 6th edition of the AMA Guides.
Attorneys will learn what information, medical and non-medical, is needed to overcome a Division IME report. Also, he will discuss the questions and topics that need to be highlighted at a Hearing to defend DIME.
Dr. Scott will also discuss what is needed for an effective chart review under the present restrictions for these exams and how COVID 19 has affected performing Division IMES and IMES.