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TITLE 8. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
DIVISION 1. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
CHAPTER 1. DIVISION OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION-QUALIFIED MEDICAL EVALUATOR
Article 4. Evaluation Procedures
§46.1. 1 Guidelines for the Evaluation of Foot and Ankle Disability
Appendix B
Subjective disability should be described in terms of location, degree, frequency,
and precipitating activity. Terms describing degree and frequency are taken to
have the following meanings:
Degree:
Minimal or mild pain constitutes an annoyance, but causes no handicap in the performance
of activity.
Slight pain can be tolerated but causes some handicap in the performance of precipitating
activity.
Moderate pain can be tolerated but causes marked handicap in the performance of
precipitating activity.
Severe pain precludes precipitating activity
Frequency:
Occasional -- approximately 25% of the time
Intermittent -- approximately 50% of the time
Frequent -- approximately 75% of the time
Constant -- approximately 100% of the time
NOTE
Authority cited: Sections 139, 139.2, 4060, 4061 and 4062, Labor Code. Reference:
Sections 139, 139.2, 4060, 4061, 4061.5 and 4062, Labor Code.
HISTORY
1. New section and appendices A-C filed 1-8-2003; operative 2-7-2003 (Register
2003, No. 2).
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