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Chart V-Occupational Hearing Loss

Jurisdiction

Separation
From Noise
Before Filing

Minimum
Exposure in Last
Employment

 
Liability for Prior
Loss

Alabama

Statute silent

Statute silent

Alaska

No specific provisions

Arizona

No requirement

Arkansas

Benefits

Failure
to Use
Protective
Device1

Compensable Loss
of Hearing (dB)1

Loss of
Hearing
Considered
Total (dB)1

Cycles at
Which Loss Is
Measured (Hz)1

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Total Loss

One Ear

Deduction
for
Presbycusis

 

163 weeks

53 weeks

 

 

 

 

 

Statute silent

No

60 months

20 months

No

No impact

Latest AMA

Latest AMA

Latest AMA

Statute silent

Statute silent

No

158 weeks

42 weeks

Yes

 

 

 

Medical evaluation

California

Statute silent

Statute silent

Apportionment may
apply

264 weeks

24 weeks

 

No impact

AMA, 5th edition

AMA, 5th
edition

500-1,000-2,0003,000

Colorado

Statute silent

Statute silent

Apportionment may
apply

139 weeks

35 weeks

Yes, but only
if previous
impairment is
established.

 

AMA, 3rd edition
revised

AMA, 3rd
edition revised

AMA, 3rd edition
revised

Connecticut

Statute silent

Statute silent

Apportionment may
apply

104 weeks

35 weeks

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

No requirement

No requirement

No

175 weeks

75 weeks

No

No impact

 

 

 

District of
Columbia

Six months

 

 

150 weeks

39 weeks

No

 

Latest AMA

Latest AMA

 

Florida

No specific provisions

Georgia

Six months

90 days

Apportionment may
apply

150 weeks

75 weeks

 

No
compensation

Over 25 (26 ANSI/ISO)

92 (93 ANSI/
ISO)

500-1,000-2,0003,000

Hawaii

No requirement

No requirement

Last covered employer

200 weeks

52 weeks

No

No impact

AMA, 5th edition

AMA, 5th
edition

AMA, 5th edition

Idaho3

No requirement

60 working days

Apportionment may
apply

175 weeks

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illinois

 

 

 

215 weeks

4

No

 

Over 30

85

1,000-2,000-3,000

Indiana

No specific provisions

Iowa

One month

90 days

No

175 weeks

50 weeks

Yes

No
compensation

Over 25 (ANSI/ISO)

92 (ANSI/ISO)

500-1,000-2,0003,000

Kansas

No requirement

No requirement

No

110 weeks

30 weeks

No

 

AMA, 6th edition

AMA, 6th
edition

AMA, 6th edition

Kentucky5

No requirement

No requirement

No

6

6

 

Compensation
reduced 15%

AMA, 5th edition

 

 

Louisiana

No specific provisions

Maine

30 days

90 days

No

200 weeks

50 weeks

 

 

Over 15 ASA (25 ANSI)

82 ASA (92
ANSI)

500-1,000-2,000

Maryland

 

90 days

Implead prior employers

250 weeks

125 weeks

Yes

 

Over 25

91.7

500-1,000-2,0003,000

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