Comparison of Classification of the Impairment Related to Injury and Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

Objective:To perfect disability assessment in China. Methods:The nature and method of disability compensation inside and outside China were reviewed, as well as the promulgation of disability assessment outside the region. The Classification of the Impairment Related to Injury was analyzed based on the Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (GEPI). Results:The Classification of the Impairment Related to Injury was consistent with GEPI in general, but there also were some problems, such as the omission of clauses, and lacking the promoted principle of multiple injury. Conclusion:The Classification of the Impairment Related to Injury is universal. But it needs to take quantification of impairment of GEPI as reference, and refine the principle and supplement of the promoted principle, to meet the practical needs of disability assessment in China.