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<section article="gle" article_name="Labor and Employment" number="9-721" title_number="9" title_name="Workers' Compensation" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a physician shall evaluate a permanent impairment and report the evaluation to the Commission in accordance with the regulations of the Commission.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A medical evaluation of a permanent impairment shall include information about:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>atrophy;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>pain;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>weakness; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>loss of endurance, function, and range of motion.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>If a permanent impairment involves a behavioral or mental disorder, a licensed psychologist or qualified physician shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>perform an evaluation of only the mental or behavioral portion of the permanent impairment; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>report the evaluation to the Commission in accordance with the regulations of the Commission.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
