QME FINAL EXAM 2026 |ACTUAL COMPLETE 300
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS |PRE-ASSESSED A+
|100%GUARANTEED TO PASS!!
Holds authority to appoint physicians as QME evaluators --CORRECT ANS--
Administrative Director (AD) (LC 139.2)
Term of appointment as QME evaluator --CORRECT ANS--2 years (LC 139.2)
3 requirements when seeking appointment as QME --CORRECT ANS--(1) Pass the QME
competency exam;
(2) Complete a 12-hour course in disability eval report writing;
(3) Devote at least 1/3rd of total practice time to providing direct medical treatment (or
have served as a AME on 8+ occasions in past 12 mos prior to application)
2 reasons for termination/suspension of a QME w/o a hearing --CORRECT ANS--(1)
Licensing board suspends/revokes/terminates license to practice
(2) Failure to pay required fee (upon appointment and yearly thereafter)
6 reasons for discipline (suspension/termination) of QMEs after a hearing --CORRECT
ANS--
(1) Violation of material statutory or administrative duty;
(2) Failure to follow medical procedures or qualifications;
(3) Failure to comply with the timeframe standards;
(4) Failure to meet licensing/certification requirements;
(5) Preparation of medical-legal evaluations that fail to meet the minimum standards for
those reports as established by the administrative director or the appeals board;
(6) Making material misrepresentations or false statements in an application for
appointment or reappointment as a qualified medical evaluator.
3 types of substantive medical disputes resolved by QMEs --CORRECT ANS--(1)
Compensability of the claim;
(2) Permanent disability;
, (3) "Catch-all" (temporary disability, work restrictions, new and further disabilities after
permanent disability (detereoration of original injury), compensability of new body part
added to claim)
Definition of *injury* in compensability claims --CORRECT ANS--(1) An injury or disease
arising out of employment;
(2) A *derivative* injury caused by treatment of an injury arising out of employment;
(3) Any reaction to or side effect from preventative health care the employer provides to
health care workers
*Specific injury* --CORRECT ANS--Occurs as the result of a single incident or exposure
*Cumulative injury* --CORRECT ANS--Results from repetitive trauma (mental or
physical) over a period of time
2 requirements for a condition to be considered an injury --CORRECT ANS--(1) Cause
disability; or
(2) Result in a need for medical treatment
Occupational disease --CORRECT ANS--Disease that in whole or part is caused by
work
7 types of excluded injuries --CORRECT ANS--(1) Caused by employee's use of
alcohol or illegal controlled substances;
(2) Intentionally self-inflicted injuries;
(3) Suicide;
(4) Resulting from altercations, in which the injured employee is the *initial physical
aggressor*;
(5) Resulting from the employee's commission of a felony, for which the employee has
been convicted (including "wobbly felonies," which are crimes that may be prosecuted
as misdemeanors or felonies)
(6) Resulting from off-duty recreational activities, in which participation in the activities
does not constitute part of the employee's work-related duties and the activity is not an
expressed or implicit condition of employment;
(7) Psychiatric injuries claimed after notice of termination/layoff unless certain conditions
exist
4 basic conditions to establish a workers' compensation claim --CORRECT ANS--(1)
*Injury* (physiological or psychological harm);
(2) Employment relationship;
(3) Injury caused by the employment (This is also referred to as arising out of
employment [AOE].);
(4) Occurred in the course of the employment (COE)
Aggravation of a pre-existing, non-industrial condition --CORRECT ANS--(1) Causes a
temporary or permanent increase in disability;
(2) Creates a new need for medical treatment; or
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS |PRE-ASSESSED A+
|100%GUARANTEED TO PASS!!
Holds authority to appoint physicians as QME evaluators --CORRECT ANS--
Administrative Director (AD) (LC 139.2)
Term of appointment as QME evaluator --CORRECT ANS--2 years (LC 139.2)
3 requirements when seeking appointment as QME --CORRECT ANS--(1) Pass the QME
competency exam;
(2) Complete a 12-hour course in disability eval report writing;
(3) Devote at least 1/3rd of total practice time to providing direct medical treatment (or
have served as a AME on 8+ occasions in past 12 mos prior to application)
2 reasons for termination/suspension of a QME w/o a hearing --CORRECT ANS--(1)
Licensing board suspends/revokes/terminates license to practice
(2) Failure to pay required fee (upon appointment and yearly thereafter)
6 reasons for discipline (suspension/termination) of QMEs after a hearing --CORRECT
ANS--
(1) Violation of material statutory or administrative duty;
(2) Failure to follow medical procedures or qualifications;
(3) Failure to comply with the timeframe standards;
(4) Failure to meet licensing/certification requirements;
(5) Preparation of medical-legal evaluations that fail to meet the minimum standards for
those reports as established by the administrative director or the appeals board;
(6) Making material misrepresentations or false statements in an application for
appointment or reappointment as a qualified medical evaluator.
3 types of substantive medical disputes resolved by QMEs --CORRECT ANS--(1)
Compensability of the claim;
(2) Permanent disability;
, (3) "Catch-all" (temporary disability, work restrictions, new and further disabilities after
permanent disability (detereoration of original injury), compensability of new body part
added to claim)
Definition of *injury* in compensability claims --CORRECT ANS--(1) An injury or disease
arising out of employment;
(2) A *derivative* injury caused by treatment of an injury arising out of employment;
(3) Any reaction to or side effect from preventative health care the employer provides to
health care workers
*Specific injury* --CORRECT ANS--Occurs as the result of a single incident or exposure
*Cumulative injury* --CORRECT ANS--Results from repetitive trauma (mental or
physical) over a period of time
2 requirements for a condition to be considered an injury --CORRECT ANS--(1) Cause
disability; or
(2) Result in a need for medical treatment
Occupational disease --CORRECT ANS--Disease that in whole or part is caused by
work
7 types of excluded injuries --CORRECT ANS--(1) Caused by employee's use of
alcohol or illegal controlled substances;
(2) Intentionally self-inflicted injuries;
(3) Suicide;
(4) Resulting from altercations, in which the injured employee is the *initial physical
aggressor*;
(5) Resulting from the employee's commission of a felony, for which the employee has
been convicted (including "wobbly felonies," which are crimes that may be prosecuted
as misdemeanors or felonies)
(6) Resulting from off-duty recreational activities, in which participation in the activities
does not constitute part of the employee's work-related duties and the activity is not an
expressed or implicit condition of employment;
(7) Psychiatric injuries claimed after notice of termination/layoff unless certain conditions
exist
4 basic conditions to establish a workers' compensation claim --CORRECT ANS--(1)
*Injury* (physiological or psychological harm);
(2) Employment relationship;
(3) Injury caused by the employment (This is also referred to as arising out of
employment [AOE].);
(4) Occurred in the course of the employment (COE)
Aggravation of a pre-existing, non-industrial condition --CORRECT ANS--(1) Causes a
temporary or permanent increase in disability;
(2) Creates a new need for medical treatment; or
