# FL IRE / Schedule Program Guide > Florida impairment rating guide: 1996 schedule, 69L-7.604, Chapter 440 MMI rules. Verified 2026-08-15. Canonical page: https://medrecords.ai/content-hub/states/fl/ --- [Content Hub](https://medrecords.ai/content-hub/) › States ## FL IRE / Schedule Program Guide Florida rates permanent impairment under its own 1996 Uniform Permanent Impairment Rating Schedule rather than the AMA Guides. 1 section·2 sources·Verified 2026-08-15 ✓ ### Program overview Rule 69L-7.604 incorporates the 1996 Florida Uniform Permanent Impairment Rating Schedule for injuries on or after its effective date; the certifying doctor assigns the rating after MMI. 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** ](https://medrecords.ai/content-hub/states/co/) [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** [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/) Florida runs a **IRE / Schedule** programme and rates on **state schedule, not ama** (1996 Florida Impairment Rating Schedule). 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 | IRE / Schedule | | --- | --- | | Agency | Florida Division of Workers' Compensation (DFS) | | Statute / rules | Fla. Admin. Code 69L-7.604; Chapter 440 | | AMA Guides edition | Not AMA-based (Florida schedule) | | Edition basis | 1996 Florida Uniform Permanent Impairment Rating Schedule | | MMI rules | Impairment rated after MMI certification per Chapter 440 | | Key forms | Florida impairment rating forms (per 69L-7.604) | | Fee schedule | Per Division rules (verify current) | | Telehealth | Not confirmed | ### Sources - [Fla. Admin. 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