QME Examination Test Questions FINAL
questions and answers
Treating physician reports and medical-legal evaluations are used to establish -
eligibility for benefits
Unrepresented worker - if the employee does not inform the employer of the
selection within ____ days of the assignment of a panel of qualified medical
evaluators, then the employer may select the physician from the panel - 10
SB-228 reforms of 2003 (Governor Davis) primarily addressed the following issues
- ACOEM Guidelines - 24 visit limit
For a QME evaluation for compensability only (AOE/COE), DO NOT send the QME
report to the following Part(ies)? - Local DEU
SB-899 reforms of 2004 (Governor Schwarzenegger) primarily addressed the
following issues? - AMA Impairment Guides and MPNs
Which of the following is not a term used in California as ratable "word of art"? -
Often
Who selects the QME - Patient
,QME Examination Test Questions FINAL
questions and answers
In 1913, the Boynton Act - Required most employers to have workers'
compensation coverage
A trade-off between Employers and Employees is referred to as - The Historic
Compromise
You are required to keep and maintain all the medical-legal BILLINGS for _____
years from the date of examination - 3 years
The employer provides workers' compensation BENEFITS - regardless of fault
A copy of the notice to request time extension to file a QME report must be sent
to - Medical Unit at DWC
The employer is required to pay benefits no matter who caused the injury, as long
as the injury is - AOE/COE
If there is a serious and willful misconduct by the employEE the award may be -
decreased by 1/2
, QME Examination Test Questions FINAL
questions and answers
If the employer is UNINSURED for workers' compensation the injured worker can -
Sue in Civil Court, Receive punitive damages for pain and suffering, have the
District Attorney fine the Employer
For dates of injuyr AFTER 01/01/2005, a QME must use - American Medical
Association Guide to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5th edition
Unlawful discrimination for reporting a work injury is protected under - L.C. 132a
The chief method to apportion permanent disability is to use the - subtraction
method
If the injured worker is not hospitalized and misses seven (7) days of work he/she
is not paid TD for - the first three (3) days
"Any person who knowingly presents a false or fraudulent claim for the payment
of a loss is guilty of a crime and may be subject to imprisonment in the state
prison for up to ____ years or a fine of up to $50,000 or both - five (5) years
questions and answers
Treating physician reports and medical-legal evaluations are used to establish -
eligibility for benefits
Unrepresented worker - if the employee does not inform the employer of the
selection within ____ days of the assignment of a panel of qualified medical
evaluators, then the employer may select the physician from the panel - 10
SB-228 reforms of 2003 (Governor Davis) primarily addressed the following issues
- ACOEM Guidelines - 24 visit limit
For a QME evaluation for compensability only (AOE/COE), DO NOT send the QME
report to the following Part(ies)? - Local DEU
SB-899 reforms of 2004 (Governor Schwarzenegger) primarily addressed the
following issues? - AMA Impairment Guides and MPNs
Which of the following is not a term used in California as ratable "word of art"? -
Often
Who selects the QME - Patient
,QME Examination Test Questions FINAL
questions and answers
In 1913, the Boynton Act - Required most employers to have workers'
compensation coverage
A trade-off between Employers and Employees is referred to as - The Historic
Compromise
You are required to keep and maintain all the medical-legal BILLINGS for _____
years from the date of examination - 3 years
The employer provides workers' compensation BENEFITS - regardless of fault
A copy of the notice to request time extension to file a QME report must be sent
to - Medical Unit at DWC
The employer is required to pay benefits no matter who caused the injury, as long
as the injury is - AOE/COE
If there is a serious and willful misconduct by the employEE the award may be -
decreased by 1/2
, QME Examination Test Questions FINAL
questions and answers
If the employer is UNINSURED for workers' compensation the injured worker can -
Sue in Civil Court, Receive punitive damages for pain and suffering, have the
District Attorney fine the Employer
For dates of injuyr AFTER 01/01/2005, a QME must use - American Medical
Association Guide to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5th edition
Unlawful discrimination for reporting a work injury is protected under - L.C. 132a
The chief method to apportion permanent disability is to use the - subtraction
method
If the injured worker is not hospitalized and misses seven (7) days of work he/she
is not paid TD for - the first three (3) days
"Any person who knowingly presents a false or fraudulent claim for the payment
of a loss is guilty of a crime and may be subject to imprisonment in the state
prison for up to ____ years or a fine of up to $50,000 or both - five (5) years
