AMA Guides® Usage: State-by-State Charts

Each state in the USA chooses which edition of the AMA GuidesĀ® 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.

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  • 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

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Third Edition, rev.

  • Colorado
  • Oregon