“Permanent impairment” is any anatomic or functional abnormality or loss after maximal medical rehabilitation has been achieved and which abnormality or loss, medically, is considered stable or nonprogressive at the time of evaluation. Permanent impairment is a basic consideration in the evaluation of permanent disability, and is a contributing factor to, but not necessarily an indication of, the entire extent of permanent disability.
Idaho Code § 72-422
Permanent impairment
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Smith v. J.B. Parson Co. (1996)
Most recently applied in Smith v. J.B. Parson Co. (January 1996)
I.C., § 72-422, as added by 1971, ch. 124, § 3, p. 422.
Current official text: Idaho Statutes (Idaho Legislature). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Idaho statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.