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 9727 - Subjective Disability
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
Subjective Disability should be identified by:
1. A description of the activity which produces the disability.
2. The duration of the disability.
3. The activities which are precluded and those which can be performed with the disability.
4. The means necessary for relief. The terms shown below are presumed to mean the following:
1. A severe pain would preclude the activity precipitating the pain.
2. A moderate pain could be tolerated, but would cause marked handicap in the performance of the activity precipitating the pain.
3. A slight pain could be tolerated, but would cause some handicap in the performance of the activity precipitating the pain.
4. A minimal (mild) pain would constitute an annoyance, but causing no handicap in the performance of the particular activity, would be considered as nonratable permanent disability.
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
last paragraph and new 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transmitted to OAL by 5-2-2005 or emergency language will be repealed by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.
2. 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.
