# TN Impairment-rating training Program Guide > Tennessee impairment-rating training guide: approved providers, AMA Guides 6th, ABIME, AADEP. Verified 2026-08-15. Canonical page: https://medrecords.ai/content-hub/states/tn/ --- [Content Hub](https://medrecords.ai/content-hub/) › States ## TN Impairment-rating training Program Guide Tennessee maintains a state-approved list of impairment-rating training providers — including AMA Guides 6th Edition training, ABIME CIME, and AADEP — that physicians must use to rate under the Guides. 1 section·1 source·Verified 2026-08-15 ✓ ### Approved training The Bureau of Workers' Compensation publishes accepted certification providers: AMA Guides 6th Edition training (exam $695), ABIME CIME ($995), and AADEP programs. 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** [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** ](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/) Tennessee runs a **IR training** programme and rates on **ama guides 6th** (State-approved training list). 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 | Impairment-rating training | | --- | --- | | Agency | Tennessee Department of Labor | | Statute / rules | Tennessee workers' compensation rules (impairment rating) | | AMA Guides edition | 6th Edition | | Edition basis | State-approved training list | | MMI rules | Per state rules (verify current) | | Fee schedule | Not confirmed | | Telehealth | Not confirmed | ### Sources - [TN approved medical impairment rating training](https://www.ext.glb.mytn.gov/content/tn/workforce/injuries-at-work/bureau-services/bureau-services/medical-programs-redirect/assistance-for-medical-providers/approved-medical-impairment-rating-training.html) ### Meeting these requirements with Medrecords AI Medrecords AI assembles the record against the standard this jurisdiction applies — sorted, deduplicated and cited, so the reviewer checks the read instead of rebuilding it. 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