Usage: State-by-State Charts

Each state in the USA chooses which edition of the AMA Guides to adopt. These lists show the usage of each edition throughout the United States.

Sixth Edition

See: useful forms and templates for the 6th edition.

  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Connecticut*
  • District of Columbia
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana**
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi
  • Montana
  • New Mexico
  • Oklahoma
  • North Dakota
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Wyoming
  • Puerto Rico

*Guides Sixth, Fifth, or Fourth may be used.
**Guides Sixth may be used but is not required.

 

  • The Department of Labor Division of Federal Employee’s Compensation
  • Federal Employees Compensation Act
  • Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act

Fifth Edition

See: useful forms and templates for the 5th edition.

  • California
  • Delaware
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
  • Iowa
  • Kentucky
  • Massachusetts
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • Ohio
  • Vermont
  • Washington (except spine)

Fourth Edition

  • Alabama
  • Arkansas
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Pennsylvania
  • Texas
  • West Virginia

 

Third Edition, rev.

  • Colorado
  • Oregon