QME CHAPTER3 EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE WITH 228 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
An injured worker who is able to perform modified work assignments is considered to have
a? - (ANSWER)Temporary partial disability
A worker is considered ________________ until the worker has returned to their usual and
customary work, or until the condition has become permanent and stationary? - _&
@
(ANSWER)Temporarily disabled *+
#
_%
$
A worker with a __________________ will receive weekly payments for a period of time ^& %
determined by the date of injury and the extent of the disability? - (ANSWER)Permanent*()
^
partial disability &
*
Within 15 days, of receipt of the request, the DWC Medical Unit will furnish the worker with (
a panel of three physicians in the speciality requested by the _____? - (ANSWER)worker o
(
For medical issues, the objecting party shall notify the other party in writing of the objection *
within _____ days of receipt of the report if the employee is represented by an attorney or &
within _____ days of receipt of the report if the employee is not represented by an attorney? ^
- (ANSWER)20/30 %
$
Unrepresented worker—in submitting a request form to DWC Medical Unit for a QME panel,
the employee has _____ days after the employer has furnished the form? - (ANSWER)10
Unrepresented worker—After DWC Medical Unit issues the panel of three QMEs, the
employee has _____ days to select a physician, schedule the appointment and inform the
employer of the selection and appointment? - (ANSWER)10
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? - (ANSWER)10
Represented worker—if no agreement is reached within _____ days of the first written
proposal that names a proposed agreed medical evaluator (AME), the parties may agree to
a one time extension not to exceed _____ days to consider an AME? - (ANSWER)10/20
Represented worker—the party submitting the request for a QME panel? - (ANSWER)all of
the ANSWERs
,QME CHAPTER3 EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE WITH 228 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
Represented worker—within _____ days of assignment of the panel by the administrative
director, the parties shall confer and attempt to agree upon an agreed medical evaluator
(AME) selected from the panel? - (ANSWER)10
Represented worker—if the parties have not agreed on a medical evaluator from the QME _&
@
*+
panel by the _____ day after assignment of the panel, each party may then strike one name #
from the panel? - (ANSWER)10th _%
$
^&
%
Represented worker—failure to inform the employer of the QME appointment within _____ *()
^
days after the medical evaluator has been selected, the employer may arrange the &
appointment and notify the employee of the arrangements? - (ANSWER)10 *
(
Information that a party proposes to provide to the qualified medical evaluator selected o
from a panel shall be served on the opposing party _____ days before the information is (
provided to the evaluator? - (ANSWER)20 *
&
Once served on the opposing party, the proposed records shall not be provided to the QME ^
if objected to within _____ days? - (ANSWER)10 %
$
In any formal medical evaluation, the agreed or qualified medical evaluator shall identify? -
(ANSWER)All of the ANSWERs
All communications with an AME or a QME selected from a panel before a medical
evaluation shall be in writing and shall be served on the opposing party _____ days in
advance of the evaluation? - (ANSWER)20
The party making an ex parte communication with a panel AME or QME shall be liable for
the costs incurred by the aggrieved party including? - (ANSWER)all the ANSWERs
Which of the following is not called factors of disability? - (ANSWER)Temporary disability
Which of the following is not a term used as a subjective factor? - (ANSWER)Temporary
disability
Which of the following is not a term used in California as a ratable subjective factor? -
(ANSWER)significant pain
, QME CHAPTER3 EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE WITH 228 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
Pain that would constitute an annoyance, but would cause no handicap in the performance
of the particular activity and would be considered a non-ratable permanent disability? -
(ANSWER)minimal (mild) pain
_&
Pain that could be tolerated, but would cause some handicap in the performance of the @
activity precipitating the pain? - (ANSWER)slight pain *+
#
_%
$
Pain that could be tolerated, but would cause marked handicap in the performance of^&
the %
activity precipitating the pain? - (ANSWER)moderate pain *()
^
&
Pain that would preclude the activity precipitating the pain? - (ANSWER)severe pain *
(
Which of the following is not a term used in California as a ratable "word of art"? - o
(ANSWER)Often (
*
Means approximately 25 percent of the time, as a ratable "word of art"? - &
(ANSWER)Occasional ^
%
Means approximately 50 percent of the time, as a ratable "word of art"? - $
(ANSWER)Intermittent
Means approximately 90-100 percent of the time, as a ratable "word of art"? -
(ANSWER)Constant
The worker is entitled to file a workers' compensation claim, if cumulative or specific
trauma at work creates? - (ANSWER)any of the ANSWERs
To be eligible for a Subsequent Injuries Fund (SIF) award, the worker's combined disability
must be at least _____ percent? - (ANSWER)70
If the injured worker is receiving payments for the prior disability from any other source the
Subsequent Injuries Fund (SIF) award will be reduced by that amount? - (ANSWER)True
Subsequent Injuries Fund (SIF) come from taxes and from workers' compensation death
benefit payments when the worker has no eligible survivors? - (ANSWER)True
CORRECT ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
An injured worker who is able to perform modified work assignments is considered to have
a? - (ANSWER)Temporary partial disability
A worker is considered ________________ until the worker has returned to their usual and
customary work, or until the condition has become permanent and stationary? - _&
@
(ANSWER)Temporarily disabled *+
#
_%
$
A worker with a __________________ will receive weekly payments for a period of time ^& %
determined by the date of injury and the extent of the disability? - (ANSWER)Permanent*()
^
partial disability &
*
Within 15 days, of receipt of the request, the DWC Medical Unit will furnish the worker with (
a panel of three physicians in the speciality requested by the _____? - (ANSWER)worker o
(
For medical issues, the objecting party shall notify the other party in writing of the objection *
within _____ days of receipt of the report if the employee is represented by an attorney or &
within _____ days of receipt of the report if the employee is not represented by an attorney? ^
- (ANSWER)20/30 %
$
Unrepresented worker—in submitting a request form to DWC Medical Unit for a QME panel,
the employee has _____ days after the employer has furnished the form? - (ANSWER)10
Unrepresented worker—After DWC Medical Unit issues the panel of three QMEs, the
employee has _____ days to select a physician, schedule the appointment and inform the
employer of the selection and appointment? - (ANSWER)10
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? - (ANSWER)10
Represented worker—if no agreement is reached within _____ days of the first written
proposal that names a proposed agreed medical evaluator (AME), the parties may agree to
a one time extension not to exceed _____ days to consider an AME? - (ANSWER)10/20
Represented worker—the party submitting the request for a QME panel? - (ANSWER)all of
the ANSWERs
,QME CHAPTER3 EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE WITH 228 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
Represented worker—within _____ days of assignment of the panel by the administrative
director, the parties shall confer and attempt to agree upon an agreed medical evaluator
(AME) selected from the panel? - (ANSWER)10
Represented worker—if the parties have not agreed on a medical evaluator from the QME _&
@
*+
panel by the _____ day after assignment of the panel, each party may then strike one name #
from the panel? - (ANSWER)10th _%
$
^&
%
Represented worker—failure to inform the employer of the QME appointment within _____ *()
^
days after the medical evaluator has been selected, the employer may arrange the &
appointment and notify the employee of the arrangements? - (ANSWER)10 *
(
Information that a party proposes to provide to the qualified medical evaluator selected o
from a panel shall be served on the opposing party _____ days before the information is (
provided to the evaluator? - (ANSWER)20 *
&
Once served on the opposing party, the proposed records shall not be provided to the QME ^
if objected to within _____ days? - (ANSWER)10 %
$
In any formal medical evaluation, the agreed or qualified medical evaluator shall identify? -
(ANSWER)All of the ANSWERs
All communications with an AME or a QME selected from a panel before a medical
evaluation shall be in writing and shall be served on the opposing party _____ days in
advance of the evaluation? - (ANSWER)20
The party making an ex parte communication with a panel AME or QME shall be liable for
the costs incurred by the aggrieved party including? - (ANSWER)all the ANSWERs
Which of the following is not called factors of disability? - (ANSWER)Temporary disability
Which of the following is not a term used as a subjective factor? - (ANSWER)Temporary
disability
Which of the following is not a term used in California as a ratable subjective factor? -
(ANSWER)significant pain
, QME CHAPTER3 EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE WITH 228 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
Pain that would constitute an annoyance, but would cause no handicap in the performance
of the particular activity and would be considered a non-ratable permanent disability? -
(ANSWER)minimal (mild) pain
_&
Pain that could be tolerated, but would cause some handicap in the performance of the @
activity precipitating the pain? - (ANSWER)slight pain *+
#
_%
$
Pain that could be tolerated, but would cause marked handicap in the performance of^&
the %
activity precipitating the pain? - (ANSWER)moderate pain *()
^
&
Pain that would preclude the activity precipitating the pain? - (ANSWER)severe pain *
(
Which of the following is not a term used in California as a ratable "word of art"? - o
(ANSWER)Often (
*
Means approximately 25 percent of the time, as a ratable "word of art"? - &
(ANSWER)Occasional ^
%
Means approximately 50 percent of the time, as a ratable "word of art"? - $
(ANSWER)Intermittent
Means approximately 90-100 percent of the time, as a ratable "word of art"? -
(ANSWER)Constant
The worker is entitled to file a workers' compensation claim, if cumulative or specific
trauma at work creates? - (ANSWER)any of the ANSWERs
To be eligible for a Subsequent Injuries Fund (SIF) award, the worker's combined disability
must be at least _____ percent? - (ANSWER)70
If the injured worker is receiving payments for the prior disability from any other source the
Subsequent Injuries Fund (SIF) award will be reduced by that amount? - (ANSWER)True
Subsequent Injuries Fund (SIF) come from taxes and from workers' compensation death
benefit payments when the worker has no eligible survivors? - (ANSWER)True
