New York releases revised draft impairment guidelines

The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board released revised draft impairment guidelines and proposed regulations on Wednesday.

According to a new section added to Title 12 of NYCRR, evaluations of permanent impairment must be completed using the Workers’ Compensation Guidelines for Determining Impairment. The revised guidelines make changes to the way that medical impairments are scored.

In September, the impairment guidelines received pushback from labor unions that believed the proposed workers compensation regulations would reduce benefits for injured workers in New York.