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Syllabus - Course #7 (6 hours)
Almaraz-Guzman II, Alternate Ratings and Apportionment

Presented by: Daniel Buch, BS, DC, QME
Guest: WCAB Administrative Law Judge, Christopher Miller

Required Text:
Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5th Ed,

1) Course Description:
Narrated online video presentation discussing the Almaraz-Guzman Decisions. The use of alternate impairment ratings within the "four corners" of the AMA Guides 5th Edition and apportionment considerations under the current California Labor Code.

6 hour module consisting of three (3) Sections. This module consists of three (3) 50 minute video Sections. A 50 question online quiz is taken at the end of the 3rd Section.

2) Course Schedule/Outline:
Section 1: Almaraz-Guzman Decisions
- Introduction
- California W/C history, the Triangle Fire and the Boynton Act
- Definitions
- Almaraz-Guzman Overview
- Q/A with WCAB Judge Christopher Miller
- Almaraz-Guzman II and alternate ratings
- Defending an alternate rating
- When is an alternate rating inappropriate

Section 2: Alternate Ratings
- Alternate Rating Methods � Overview
- Alternate Impairment Rating � Examples
- Kite and 2024 Vigil Cases - Disability/Impairment
- Q/A with WCAB Judge Christopher Miller

Section 3: Apportionment
- Apportionment� Overview
- Review of LC4663
- Review of Escobedo, Yeager and recent apportionment cases.
- Current Standards for Apportionment Determination
- City of Jackson (Rice) Genetic Apportionment
- Post Jackson (Rice) cases
- Apportionment Examples
- Q/A with WCAB Judge Christopher Miller

3) Suggested Reading
Selected sections of the AMA Guides for the Evaluation of Physical Impairment (5^th Ed), 2016 DWC Physicians Guide and selected WCAB court cases.

4) Interactivity:
Online quiz is interactive, giving feedback on incorrect answers.

5) No expenses of this course are underwritten or subsidized by vendors of any goods, supplies or services. No products or services are discussed or endorsed.

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Course 7 - Almaraz Guzman, Alternate Ratings and Apportionment

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