Alex What can I expect at an impairment rating evaluation?
A medical impairment rating is completed by an independent professional in an appointment known as an Impairment Rating Evaluation (IRE). The results of the medical impairment rating determine how long a person might get benefits, how much compensation he might receive and whether he’s expected to return to work.
What is impairment rating evaluation?
An Impairment Rating Evaluation (IRE) is a medical examination requested by the insurer and/or their counsel to determine an injured workers’ whole-body impairment due to the compensable injury.
When to get an impairment rating evaluation ( IRE )?
An Impairment Rating Evaluation (IRE) is a medical examination requested by the insurer to determine a worker’s whole body impairment due to the compensable injury after the worker has received 104 weeks of total disability compensation.
How is a worker’s Comp impairment rating determined?
The doctor will use standardized guides to place the worker on the workers compensation impairment rating scale. This is usually a percentage. A worker with a 0 percent rating is expected to do any basic tasks with no problem and is considered to have no impairment.
What happens if you get a 50 percent impairment rating?
If the rating is more than 50 percent, the employee may be able to continue getting benefits for as long as he’s needed. Each state uses a slightly different impairment rating guide and a different system of compensation for injured workers, but the rating is the basis of every state’s disability and workers’ compensation benefits system.
When does an IRE need to be performed?
An IRE is a medical examination requested by the insurance company to determine your total body impairment resulting from your workers compensation injuries. By law, the IRE should not occur until you have received 104 weeks of total disability benefits. At the request of the insurance company…
An Impairment Rating Evaluation (IRE) is a medical examination requested by the insurer to determine a worker’s whole body impairment due to the compensable injury after the worker has received 104 weeks of total disability compensation.
The doctor will use standardized guides to place the worker on the workers compensation impairment rating scale. This is usually a percentage. A worker with a 0 percent rating is expected to do any basic tasks with no problem and is considered to have no impairment.
If the rating is more than 50 percent, the employee may be able to continue getting benefits for as long as he’s needed. Each state uses a slightly different impairment rating guide and a different system of compensation for injured workers, but the rating is the basis of every state’s disability and workers’ compensation benefits system.
An IRE is a medical examination requested by the insurance company to determine your total body impairment resulting from your workers compensation injuries. By law, the IRE should not occur until you have received 104 weeks of total disability benefits. At the request of the insurance company…