QME (Qualified Medical Evaluator) Examination FINAL Test
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Includes Frequently Tested Questions With ELABORATED
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1. Who selects the QME - Correct Answer: Patient
2. Treating physician reports and medical-legal evaluations are used to
establish - Correct Answer: eligibility for benefits
3. 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
4. SB-228 reforms of 2003 (Governor Davis) primarily addressed the following
issues - Correct Answer: ACOEM Guidelines - 24 visit limit
5. For a QME evaluation for compensability only (AOE/COE), DO NOT send the
QME report to the following Part(ies)? - Correct Answer: Local DEU
,6. SB-899 reforms of 2004 (Governor Schwarzenegger) primarily addressed
the following issues? - Correct Answer: AMA Impairment Guides and
MPNs
7. Which of the following is not a term used in California as ratable "word of
art"? - Correct Answer: Often
8. In 1913, the Boynton Act - Correct Answer: Required most employers to
have workers' compensation coverage
9. A trade-off between Employers and Employees is referred to as -
Correct Answer: The Historic Compromise
10.You are required to keep and maintain all the medical-legal BILLINGS for
_____ years from the date of examination - Correct Answer: 3 years
11.The employer provides workers' compensation BENEFITS - Correct
Answer: regardless of fault
12.A copy of the notice to request time extension to file a QME report must be
sent to - Correct Answer: Medical Unit at DWC
13.The employer is required to pay benefits no matter who caused the injury,
as long as the injury is - Correct Answer: AOE/COE
, 14.If there is a serious and willful misconduct by the employEE the award may
be - Correct Answer: decreased by 1/2
15.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
16.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
17.Unlawful discrimination for reporting a work injury is protected under -
Correct Answer: L.C. 132a
18.The chief method to apportion permanent disability is to use the -
Correct Answer: subtraction method
19.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
20."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
Comprehensive Resource To Help You Ace 2026-2027
Includes Frequently Tested Questions With ELABORATED
100% Correct COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Guaranteed Pass First Attempt!! Current Update!!
1. Who selects the QME - Correct Answer: Patient
2. Treating physician reports and medical-legal evaluations are used to
establish - Correct Answer: eligibility for benefits
3. 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
4. SB-228 reforms of 2003 (Governor Davis) primarily addressed the following
issues - Correct Answer: ACOEM Guidelines - 24 visit limit
5. For a QME evaluation for compensability only (AOE/COE), DO NOT send the
QME report to the following Part(ies)? - Correct Answer: Local DEU
,6. SB-899 reforms of 2004 (Governor Schwarzenegger) primarily addressed
the following issues? - Correct Answer: AMA Impairment Guides and
MPNs
7. Which of the following is not a term used in California as ratable "word of
art"? - Correct Answer: Often
8. In 1913, the Boynton Act - Correct Answer: Required most employers to
have workers' compensation coverage
9. A trade-off between Employers and Employees is referred to as -
Correct Answer: The Historic Compromise
10.You are required to keep and maintain all the medical-legal BILLINGS for
_____ years from the date of examination - Correct Answer: 3 years
11.The employer provides workers' compensation BENEFITS - Correct
Answer: regardless of fault
12.A copy of the notice to request time extension to file a QME report must be
sent to - Correct Answer: Medical Unit at DWC
13.The employer is required to pay benefits no matter who caused the injury,
as long as the injury is - Correct Answer: AOE/COE
, 14.If there is a serious and willful misconduct by the employEE the award may
be - Correct Answer: decreased by 1/2
15.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
16.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
17.Unlawful discrimination for reporting a work injury is protected under -
Correct Answer: L.C. 132a
18.The chief method to apportion permanent disability is to use the -
Correct Answer: subtraction method
19.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
20."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
