QME EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE
◉ In 2013, measures were enacted that made wide-ranging changes,
which included (1) increasing permanent disability paid to injured
workers and simplifying the permanent disability rating meth-od,
(2) resolving medical treatment disagreements through
independent medical review and bill payment disputes through
independent bill review, (3) improving medical provider networks,
and (4) updating the Official Medical Fee Schedule and establishing
fee schedules for copy services, in-terpreters, vocational experts,
and in-home health care.. Answer: WHAT MEASURES WERE
ENACTED IN 2013
◉ Which unit investigates complaints filed against QMEs con-
cerning violations of the Labor Code and regulations as well as other
statutes for misconduct com-mitted in the QME process. Answer:
MEDICAL UNIT
◉ • How to Take a Complete Occupational History
• How to Define:
o An Injury
o First Aid
• Aggravation
, • Recurrence
• Arising Out of Employment (AOE)
• Occurring in the Course of Employment (COE)
• Causation
• Presumptions
• Psychiatric Injuries. Answer: WHAT ARE THE KEY COMPONENTS
OF COMPENCABILITY
◉ • Any injury or disease arising out of employment (Labor Code §
3208)
• Any "derivative" injury caused by the treatment of an injury arising
out of employment
• Any reaction to or side effect from preventive health care the
employer provides to health-care workers (Labor Code § 3208.05)..
Answer: the Labor Code defines an injury as:
◉ 1 cause disability
2 result in a need for medical treatment.. Answer: In order for a
condition to be considered an injury, it must:
◉ any one-time treatment and any follow-up visit for the purpose of
ob-servation of minor scratches, cuts, burns, splinters, and so forth,
which do not ordinarily require medical care. Answer: First aid is
defined as:
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE
◉ In 2013, measures were enacted that made wide-ranging changes,
which included (1) increasing permanent disability paid to injured
workers and simplifying the permanent disability rating meth-od,
(2) resolving medical treatment disagreements through
independent medical review and bill payment disputes through
independent bill review, (3) improving medical provider networks,
and (4) updating the Official Medical Fee Schedule and establishing
fee schedules for copy services, in-terpreters, vocational experts,
and in-home health care.. Answer: WHAT MEASURES WERE
ENACTED IN 2013
◉ Which unit investigates complaints filed against QMEs con-
cerning violations of the Labor Code and regulations as well as other
statutes for misconduct com-mitted in the QME process. Answer:
MEDICAL UNIT
◉ • How to Take a Complete Occupational History
• How to Define:
o An Injury
o First Aid
• Aggravation
, • Recurrence
• Arising Out of Employment (AOE)
• Occurring in the Course of Employment (COE)
• Causation
• Presumptions
• Psychiatric Injuries. Answer: WHAT ARE THE KEY COMPONENTS
OF COMPENCABILITY
◉ • Any injury or disease arising out of employment (Labor Code §
3208)
• Any "derivative" injury caused by the treatment of an injury arising
out of employment
• Any reaction to or side effect from preventive health care the
employer provides to health-care workers (Labor Code § 3208.05)..
Answer: the Labor Code defines an injury as:
◉ 1 cause disability
2 result in a need for medical treatment.. Answer: In order for a
condition to be considered an injury, it must:
◉ any one-time treatment and any follow-up visit for the purpose of
ob-servation of minor scratches, cuts, burns, splinters, and so forth,
which do not ordinarily require medical care. Answer: First aid is
defined as:
