# FL IRE / Schedule Program Guide | Medrecords AI

> Florida rates permanent impairment under its own 1996 Uniform Permanent Impairment Rating Schedule rather than the AMA Guides.

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## 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.

## 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 verified in this pass

## Sources

- [Fla. Admin. Code 69L-7.604](https://regulations.justia.com/states/florida/69/69l/chapter-69l-7/section-69l-7-604/)
- [Florida Statutes Chapter 440](https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/1998/Chapter440/All)

Last verified: 2026-08-15