California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4.5 - Division of Workers' Compensation
Subchapter 1 - Administrative Director-Administrative Rules
Article 2 - Disabilities, Description of
Section 9725 - Method of Measurement
The method of measuring physical elements of a disability should follow the Report of the Joint Committee of the California Medical Association and Industrial Accident Commission, as contained in "Evaluation of Industrial Disability" edited by Packard Thurber, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, New York, 1960. This section shall not apply to any permanent disability evaluations performed pursuant to the permanent disability rating schedule adopted on or after January 1, 2005.
1. New
Subchapter (§§ 9725,
9727, 9732, 9735, 9738, 9739,
9742-9744, 9750, 9753, 9756-9760,
9770,
9773,
9775,
9778,
9784,
9787,
9790,
9796,
9799,
9802 and
9805) filed 4-18-66; effective
thirtieth day thereafter (Register 65, No. 10).
2. Amendment of
section and NOTE filed 12-31-2004 as an emergency; operative 1-1-2005 (Register
2004, No. 53). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by
5-2-2005 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the
following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 12-31-2004 order
transmitted to OAL 4-29-2005 and filed 6-10-2005 (Register 2005, No.
23).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 133 and 5307.3, Labor Code. Reference: Sections 4660, 4662, 4663 and 4664, Labor Code.
