# CO DIME Program Guide

> Colorado DIME guide: Rule 11 (2025), C.R.S. 8-43-502, application and fees. Verified 2026-08-15.

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## CO DIME Program Guide

Colorado's DIME (Division Independent Medical Examination) is the state-selected examination that resolves MMI and impairment disputes, applied within 30 days of a dispute.

2 sections·2 sources·Verified 2026-08-15 ✓
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### Program overview

Either party disputing an authorized treating physician's MMI or impairment determination files a Notice and Proposal and Application for a DIME within 30 days. Rule 11 was updated effective April 2025.

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### Fees

Rule 11-5 establishes a fee schedule for DIME physicians, based primarily on the designated body part.

Rating basis by jurisdiction — 10 states profiled
[California — QME — Labor Code § 4660(b)(1) — **AMA Guides 5th** ](https://medrecords.ai/content-hub/states/ca/) [Pennsylvania — IRE — 34 Pa. Code § 123.105; Act 142 — **AMA Guides 6th** ](https://medrecords.ai/content-hub/states/pa/) [Tennessee — IR training — State-approved training list — **AMA Guides 6th** ](https://medrecords.ai/content-hub/states/tn/)
Colorado — DIME — Rule 11 — **Edition set by agency**
[Ohio — IME / DME — BWC policy — **Edition set by agency** ](https://medrecords.ai/content-hub/states/oh/) [Texas — Designated Doctor — 28 TAC 130.1 — **Edition set by agency** ](https://medrecords.ai/content-hub/states/tx/) [Washington — IME — L&I Medical Examiners' Handbook — **Edition set by agency** ](https://medrecords.ai/content-hub/states/wa/) [Florida — IRE / Schedule — 1996 Florida Impairment Rating Schedule — **State schedule, not AMA** ](https://medrecords.ai/content-hub/states/fl/) [New York — IME / SLU — 2018 SLU guidelines — **State schedule, not AMA** ](https://medrecords.ai/content-hub/states/ny/) [Arizona — DME — No canonical state source verified — **Not confirmed** ](https://medrecords.ai/content-hub/states/az/)
Colorado runs a **DIME** programme and rates on **edition set by agency** (Rule 11). The rating standard is set by the jurisdiction, not by the examiner, so the same clinical findings can produce different numbers across the 10 states profiled here.

### Key facts

| Program | DIME |
| --- | --- |
| Agency | Colorado Division of Workers' Compensation |
| Statute / rules | C.R.S. § 8-43-502; Workers' Comp Rules of Procedure Rule 11 |
| AMA Guides edition | Edition per Rule 11 (verify current) |
| Edition basis | Rule 11 |
| MMI rules | DIME resolves disputes over MMI and impairment determinations |
| Key forms | Notice and Proposal and Application for a DIME |
| Fee schedule | Rule 11 fee schedule (based primarily on designated body part) |
| Telehealth | Not confirmed |

### Sources

- [Colorado DWC Rules of Procedure](https://cdle.colorado.gov/dwc/workers-compensation-rules-of-procedure)
- [C.R.S. 8-43-502](https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_8-43-502)

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