QME ACTUAL EXAM FREQUENT
REPEATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE 2026/2027 .
, 1. Holds authority to appoint physicians as QME evaluators Correct answer Administrative Director (AD) (LC 139.2)
2. Term of appointment as QME evaluator Correct answer 2 years (LC 139.2)
3. 3 requirements when seeking appointment as QME Correct answer (1) Pass the QME competency exam;
(2) Complete a 12-hour course in disability eval report writing;
(3) Devote at least 1/3rd of total practice time to providing direct medical treatment (or have served as a AME on 8+ occasions in past 12 mos prior to application)
4. 2 reasons for termination/suspension of a QME w/o a hearing Correct answer (1) Licensingboard suspends/revokes/terminates
license to practice
(2) Failure to pay required fee (upon appointment and yearly thereafter)
5. 6 reasons for discipline (suspension/termination) of QMEs after a hearing Correct answer (1) Violation of material statutory or
administrative duty;
(2) Failure to follow medical procedures or qualifications;
(3) Failure to comply with the timeframe standards;
(4) Failure to meet licensing/certification requirements;
(5) Preparation of medical-legal evaluations that fail to meet the minimum standards for those reports as established by the administrative director or the appeals board;
(6) Making material misrepresentations or false statements in an application for appointment or reappointment as a qualified medical evaluator.
6. 3 types of substantive medical disputes resolved by QMEs Correct answer (1)Compensabilityofthe claim;
(2) Permanent disability;
(3) "Catch-all" (temporary disability, work restrictions, new and further disabilities after permanent disability (detere-oration of original injury), compensability of new body
part added to claim)
7. Definition of *injury* in compensability claims Correct answer (1) An injury or disease arising out of employment;
(2) A *derivative* injury caused by treatment of an injury arising out of employment;
(3) Any reaction to or side ettect from preventative health care the employer provides to health care workers
8. *Specific injury* Correct answer Occurs as the result of a single incident or exposure
9. *Cumulative injury* Correct answer Results from repetitive trauma (mental or physical) over a period of time
REPEATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE 2026/2027 .
, 1. Holds authority to appoint physicians as QME evaluators Correct answer Administrative Director (AD) (LC 139.2)
2. Term of appointment as QME evaluator Correct answer 2 years (LC 139.2)
3. 3 requirements when seeking appointment as QME Correct answer (1) Pass the QME competency exam;
(2) Complete a 12-hour course in disability eval report writing;
(3) Devote at least 1/3rd of total practice time to providing direct medical treatment (or have served as a AME on 8+ occasions in past 12 mos prior to application)
4. 2 reasons for termination/suspension of a QME w/o a hearing Correct answer (1) Licensingboard suspends/revokes/terminates
license to practice
(2) Failure to pay required fee (upon appointment and yearly thereafter)
5. 6 reasons for discipline (suspension/termination) of QMEs after a hearing Correct answer (1) Violation of material statutory or
administrative duty;
(2) Failure to follow medical procedures or qualifications;
(3) Failure to comply with the timeframe standards;
(4) Failure to meet licensing/certification requirements;
(5) Preparation of medical-legal evaluations that fail to meet the minimum standards for those reports as established by the administrative director or the appeals board;
(6) Making material misrepresentations or false statements in an application for appointment or reappointment as a qualified medical evaluator.
6. 3 types of substantive medical disputes resolved by QMEs Correct answer (1)Compensabilityofthe claim;
(2) Permanent disability;
(3) "Catch-all" (temporary disability, work restrictions, new and further disabilities after permanent disability (detere-oration of original injury), compensability of new body
part added to claim)
7. Definition of *injury* in compensability claims Correct answer (1) An injury or disease arising out of employment;
(2) A *derivative* injury caused by treatment of an injury arising out of employment;
(3) Any reaction to or side ettect from preventative health care the employer provides to health care workers
8. *Specific injury* Correct answer Occurs as the result of a single incident or exposure
9. *Cumulative injury* Correct answer Results from repetitive trauma (mental or physical) over a period of time
