PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT EVALUATION.

72-424. Permanent impairment evaluation. "Evaluation (rating) of permanent impairment" is a medical appraisal of the nature and extent of the injury or disease as it affects an injured employee's personal efficiency in the activities of daily living, such as self-care, communication, normal living postures, ambulation, elevation, traveling, and nonspecialized activities of bodily members. History: [72-424, added I.C., sec. 72-424, as added by 1971, ch. 124, sec. 3, p. 422.]