QME Exam Prep Self Test 2 Questions
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Temporary Disability Benefits are paid at the rate of ____ and are usually limited by a ____ time cap.
A. 2/3 of average weekly wages; 2 year
B. 90% of average weekly wages; 2 year
C. 2 /3 of yearly earnings; 1 year
D. ½ the Bosco rate; Seven years ✔️✔️Correct Ans-A. 2/3 of average weekly wages; 2 year
Supplemental Job Displacement Benefits are available where:
A. Vocational Rehabilitation costs are deemed unreasonable.
B. The date of injury is before 1/1/13 and the employer does not offer Return-to~Work.
C. The injured worker passes the a Job Proficiency Test.
D. The date of injury is after 1/1/13 and the employer does not offer Return-to-Work ✔️✔️Correct
Ans-D. The date of injury is after 1/1/13 and the employer does not offer Return-to-Work
Which report, written by an AME, QME, or AQME, does not involve a face-to-face evaluation of an
Applicant?
A. Initial (aka "Comprehensive")
B. Re-evaluation (aka "Follow-up")
C. Supplemental
D. Deposition ✔️✔️Correct Ans-C. Supplemental
In the workers' compensation system, "Injury" is defined as:
A. The medical result of an industrial accident
B. Acute incident (but not sustained exposure) that causes disability or need for medical treatment.
, C. Incident or exposure that causes disability or need for medical treatment.
D. The medical result of an industrial accident, except those caused by involuntary spasm.
✔️✔️Correct Ans-C. Incident or exposure that causes disability or need for medical treatment.
Workers' Compensation laws in California originated with the _____ which was passed in ____
A. Almaraz Act; 1905
B. Boynton Act; 1913
C. Blackledge Act; 1910
D. Guzman Act 1924 ✔️✔️Correct Ans-B. Boynton Act; 1913
The "Grand Bargain" of the workers compensation system involves employers agreeing to pay
assured and fixed benefits for industrial injuries and workers agreeing to: a.
A. reduction in pay to cover the cost of workers' compensation insurance.
B. Accept lower industrial safety oversight by the state.
C. Not sue their employer in civil court for an industrial injury.
D. Exempt Importer/Exporter companies from liability for industrial injury. ✔️✔️Correct Ans-D.
Exempt Importer/Exporter companies from liability for industrial injury.
The five basic categories of workers' compensation benefits are called:
A. Medical Treatment, Permanent Disability Benefits, Death Benefit, Supplemental Job Displacement
Benefits, Stay-at-Home Stipend.
B. Therapeutic Costs Voucher, Temporary Disability Benefits, Permanent Disability Benefits, Death
Benefits, Supplemental Job Displacement Benefits.
C. Medical Treatment, Temporary Disability Benefits, Permanent Disability Benefits, Death Benefits,
Supplemental Job Displacement Benefits.
D. Medical Treatment, Temporary Disability Benefits, Permanent Disability Benefits, Death Benefits,
Intermediate Benefits, Supplemental Job Displacement Benefits. ✔️✔️Correct Ans-C. Medical
Treatment, Temporary Disability Benefits, Permanent Disability Benefits, Death Benefits,
Supplemental Job Displacement Benefits.
Exacerbation of prior injury means _____, while aggravation of prior injury means _____.
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Temporary Disability Benefits are paid at the rate of ____ and are usually limited by a ____ time cap.
A. 2/3 of average weekly wages; 2 year
B. 90% of average weekly wages; 2 year
C. 2 /3 of yearly earnings; 1 year
D. ½ the Bosco rate; Seven years ✔️✔️Correct Ans-A. 2/3 of average weekly wages; 2 year
Supplemental Job Displacement Benefits are available where:
A. Vocational Rehabilitation costs are deemed unreasonable.
B. The date of injury is before 1/1/13 and the employer does not offer Return-to~Work.
C. The injured worker passes the a Job Proficiency Test.
D. The date of injury is after 1/1/13 and the employer does not offer Return-to-Work ✔️✔️Correct
Ans-D. The date of injury is after 1/1/13 and the employer does not offer Return-to-Work
Which report, written by an AME, QME, or AQME, does not involve a face-to-face evaluation of an
Applicant?
A. Initial (aka "Comprehensive")
B. Re-evaluation (aka "Follow-up")
C. Supplemental
D. Deposition ✔️✔️Correct Ans-C. Supplemental
In the workers' compensation system, "Injury" is defined as:
A. The medical result of an industrial accident
B. Acute incident (but not sustained exposure) that causes disability or need for medical treatment.
, C. Incident or exposure that causes disability or need for medical treatment.
D. The medical result of an industrial accident, except those caused by involuntary spasm.
✔️✔️Correct Ans-C. Incident or exposure that causes disability or need for medical treatment.
Workers' Compensation laws in California originated with the _____ which was passed in ____
A. Almaraz Act; 1905
B. Boynton Act; 1913
C. Blackledge Act; 1910
D. Guzman Act 1924 ✔️✔️Correct Ans-B. Boynton Act; 1913
The "Grand Bargain" of the workers compensation system involves employers agreeing to pay
assured and fixed benefits for industrial injuries and workers agreeing to: a.
A. reduction in pay to cover the cost of workers' compensation insurance.
B. Accept lower industrial safety oversight by the state.
C. Not sue their employer in civil court for an industrial injury.
D. Exempt Importer/Exporter companies from liability for industrial injury. ✔️✔️Correct Ans-D.
Exempt Importer/Exporter companies from liability for industrial injury.
The five basic categories of workers' compensation benefits are called:
A. Medical Treatment, Permanent Disability Benefits, Death Benefit, Supplemental Job Displacement
Benefits, Stay-at-Home Stipend.
B. Therapeutic Costs Voucher, Temporary Disability Benefits, Permanent Disability Benefits, Death
Benefits, Supplemental Job Displacement Benefits.
C. Medical Treatment, Temporary Disability Benefits, Permanent Disability Benefits, Death Benefits,
Supplemental Job Displacement Benefits.
D. Medical Treatment, Temporary Disability Benefits, Permanent Disability Benefits, Death Benefits,
Intermediate Benefits, Supplemental Job Displacement Benefits. ✔️✔️Correct Ans-C. Medical
Treatment, Temporary Disability Benefits, Permanent Disability Benefits, Death Benefits,
Supplemental Job Displacement Benefits.
Exacerbation of prior injury means _____, while aggravation of prior injury means _____.
