QME Examination Test Questions FINAL exam
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with verified answers
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Treating |physician |reports |and |medical-legal |evaluations |are |used |to |establish |- |correct |answer | |
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 |- |correct |answer | |10
SB-228 |reforms |of |2003 |(Governor |Davis) |primarily |addressed |the |following |issues |- |correct |answer | |
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)? |- |correct |answer | |Local |DEU
SB-899 |reforms |of |2004 |(Governor |Schwarzenegger) |primarily |addressed |the |following |issues? |- |
correct |answer | |AMA |Impairment |Guides |and |MPNs
Which |of |the |following |is |not |a |term |used |in |California |as |ratable |"word |of |art"? |- |correct |answer | |
Often
Who |selects |the |QME |- |correct |answer | |Patient
In |1913, |the |Boynton |Act |- |correct |answer | |Required |most |employers |to |have |workers' |compensation |
coverage
A |trade-off |between |Employers |and |Employees |is |referred |to |as |- |correct |answer | |The |Historic |
Compromise
, You |are |required |to |keep |and |maintain |all |the |medical-legal |BILLINGS |for |_____ |years |from |the |date |
of |examination |- |correct |answer | |3 |years
The |employer |provides |workers' |compensation |BENEFITS |- |correct |answer | |regardless |of |fault
A |copy |of |the |notice |to |request |time |extension |to |file |a |QME |report |must |be |sent |to |- |correct |answer
| |Medical |Unit |at |DWC
The |employer |is |required |to |pay |benefits |no |matter |who |caused |the |injury, |as |long |as |the |injury |is |- |
correct |answer | |AOE/COE
If |there |is |a |serious |and |willful |misconduct |by |the |employEE |the |award |may |be |- |correct |answer | |
decreased |by |1/2
If |the |employer |is |UNINSURED |for |workers' |compensation |the |injured |worker |can |- |correct |answer | |
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 |- |correct |answer | |American |Medical |
Association |Guide |to |the |Evaluation |of |Permanent |Impairment, |5th |edition
Unlawful |discrimination |for |reporting |a |work |injury |is |protected |under |- |correct |answer | |L.C. |132a
The |chief |method |to |apportion |permanent |disability |is |to |use |the |- |correct |answer | |subtraction |
method
If |the |injured |worker |is |not |hospitalized |and |misses |seven |(7) |days |of |work |he/she |is |not |paid |TD |for |-
|correct |answer | |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 |- |correct |answer | |five |(5) |years
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with verified answers
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Treating |physician |reports |and |medical-legal |evaluations |are |used |to |establish |- |correct |answer | |
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 |- |correct |answer | |10
SB-228 |reforms |of |2003 |(Governor |Davis) |primarily |addressed |the |following |issues |- |correct |answer | |
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)? |- |correct |answer | |Local |DEU
SB-899 |reforms |of |2004 |(Governor |Schwarzenegger) |primarily |addressed |the |following |issues? |- |
correct |answer | |AMA |Impairment |Guides |and |MPNs
Which |of |the |following |is |not |a |term |used |in |California |as |ratable |"word |of |art"? |- |correct |answer | |
Often
Who |selects |the |QME |- |correct |answer | |Patient
In |1913, |the |Boynton |Act |- |correct |answer | |Required |most |employers |to |have |workers' |compensation |
coverage
A |trade-off |between |Employers |and |Employees |is |referred |to |as |- |correct |answer | |The |Historic |
Compromise
, You |are |required |to |keep |and |maintain |all |the |medical-legal |BILLINGS |for |_____ |years |from |the |date |
of |examination |- |correct |answer | |3 |years
The |employer |provides |workers' |compensation |BENEFITS |- |correct |answer | |regardless |of |fault
A |copy |of |the |notice |to |request |time |extension |to |file |a |QME |report |must |be |sent |to |- |correct |answer
| |Medical |Unit |at |DWC
The |employer |is |required |to |pay |benefits |no |matter |who |caused |the |injury, |as |long |as |the |injury |is |- |
correct |answer | |AOE/COE
If |there |is |a |serious |and |willful |misconduct |by |the |employEE |the |award |may |be |- |correct |answer | |
decreased |by |1/2
If |the |employer |is |UNINSURED |for |workers' |compensation |the |injured |worker |can |- |correct |answer | |
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 |- |correct |answer | |American |Medical |
Association |Guide |to |the |Evaluation |of |Permanent |Impairment, |5th |edition
Unlawful |discrimination |for |reporting |a |work |injury |is |protected |under |- |correct |answer | |L.C. |132a
The |chief |method |to |apportion |permanent |disability |is |to |use |the |- |correct |answer | |subtraction |
method
If |the |injured |worker |is |not |hospitalized |and |misses |seven |(7) |days |of |work |he/she |is |not |paid |TD |for |-
|correct |answer | |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 |- |correct |answer | |five |(5) |years
