An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, in liability and compensation, further providing for schedule of compensation.

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Overview

This bill amends Pennsylvania’s Workers’ Compensation Act by modifying the requirements for physicians evaluating an employee’s impairment following a period of total disability compensation. Specifically, it removes the requirement that impairment evaluations be performed by a physician currently engaged in clinical practice, allowing for evaluation by licensed physicians certified by an American Board of Medical Specialties or its osteopathic equivalent. The act also establishes a 60-day effective date.

Key provisions

Removes the requirement for impairment evaluation physicians to be actively engaged in clinical practice.
Allows for physician evaluation by those certified by an American Board of Medical Specialties or its osteopathic equivalent.
Specifies that the evaluation must be performed within 60 days of the end of a 104-week period of total disability compensation.
Requires the evaluation to be based on the American Medical Association "Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment."
Establishes a 60-day effective date for the changes.