Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

maximum medical improvement

The point at which an injured person's condition stabilizes, and no further recovery or improvement is expected, even with additional medical intervention. ( This term is most often used in the context of a workers'-compensation claim. An injured employee usu. receives temporary benefits until reaching maximum medical improvement, at which time a determination can be made about any permanent disability the employee has suffered and any corresponding benefits the employee should receive. - Abbr. MMI.