QME EXAM PREP SELFTEST CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION | LATEST 2026–2027 UPDATE
Opinions/conclusions must be made with reasons constituting:
A. Medical Probability
B. Medical Possibility
C. Medical Certainty - CORRECT ANSWERS-A. Medical probability
An IW having had 3 similar jobs at 3 different employers, but realized she had a
problem/injury of a cumulative nature while working for the most recent
employer would place liability for any resultant disability/impairment on:
A. The most recent employer with WC insurance
B. The employer where the problem/injury first began
C. Liability for disability/impairment shared based upon apportionment
D. A & B - CORRECT ANSWERS-D. A and B
Secondary erectile dysfunction, sleep disorders and/or psych disorders that are
a compensable consequence of the primary injury for 1.1.13 injuries and
forward are:
A. Ratable with regard to disability/impairment
B. Treatable under the claim but not ratable with regard to
disability/impairment
C. Only secondary/compensable psych problems are ratable
,D. Ratable if catastrophic in nature
E. B & D - CORRECT ANSWERS-E. B & D
Which of the following specialties/disciplines are prohibited from writing a
medical legal report in a case where impairment/disability is being disputed:
A. Psychology/Psychiatry
B. Chiropractic
C. Acupuncture - Can complete the entire report except the impairment rating
D. Dentistry - CORRECT ANSWERS-C. Acupuncture - Can complete the entire
report except the impairment rating
When a QME receives a request to schedule an evaluation, the QME must issue
a QME Appointment Notification Form to all parties within:
A. 60 working days
B. 30 working days
C. 10 working days
D. 5 working days - CORRECT ANSWERS-D. 5 working days
A QME report is due how many days after the completion of the face-to-face
evaluation:
A. 45 calendar days
B. 30 calendar days
C. 60 calendar days
,D. Only after all records have been reviewed - CORRECT ANSWERS-B. 30
calendar days
A supplemental QME report (no face-to-face evaluation) is due how many days
after the QME receives the request to do the report:
A. 20 calendar days
B. 30 calendar days
C. 45 calendar days
D. 60 calendar days - CORRECT ANSWERS-D. 60 calendar days
When an IW had jobs involving similar work or body mechanics in 1985, 1991,
1998, and 2002 but did not realize she was having a problem requiring
treatment and/or causing her impairment/disability until 2002, what would the
Date Of Injury be:
A. 1985
B. 1991
C. 2001
D. 2002 - CORRECT ANSWERS-D. 2002
In the above question #8, may an employer prior to the Date of Injury be liable
for any confirmed disability.
A. Yes
B. No - CORRECT ANSWERS-A. Yes
, If immediate/emergency treatment is required because of a serious or life-
threatening situation, the provider's treatment must still meet the requirement
of being consistent with the MTUS and approved before treatment is rendered.
A. Yes
B. No - CORRECT ANSWERS-B. No
If the evaluator determines that the IW's pain increases the burden of the IW's
ADLs even slightly, the evaluator may add-on to the IW's impairment how much
for pain.
A. 0%
B. 1%-3% whole person impairment
C. No more than 50% of the impairment value already determined
D. Up to 3% only if the pain is headache pain - CORRECT ANSWERS-B. 1%-3%
whole person impairment
If an IW has stand-alone headache pain with no other impairment for any other
body part or system, the evaluator can do which of the following with regard to
an impairment rating:
A. No impairment can be given for stand-alone headache pain
B. Headache pain can only be rated in the presence of another ratable body part
or body system impairment
C. A and B
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION | LATEST 2026–2027 UPDATE
Opinions/conclusions must be made with reasons constituting:
A. Medical Probability
B. Medical Possibility
C. Medical Certainty - CORRECT ANSWERS-A. Medical probability
An IW having had 3 similar jobs at 3 different employers, but realized she had a
problem/injury of a cumulative nature while working for the most recent
employer would place liability for any resultant disability/impairment on:
A. The most recent employer with WC insurance
B. The employer where the problem/injury first began
C. Liability for disability/impairment shared based upon apportionment
D. A & B - CORRECT ANSWERS-D. A and B
Secondary erectile dysfunction, sleep disorders and/or psych disorders that are
a compensable consequence of the primary injury for 1.1.13 injuries and
forward are:
A. Ratable with regard to disability/impairment
B. Treatable under the claim but not ratable with regard to
disability/impairment
C. Only secondary/compensable psych problems are ratable
,D. Ratable if catastrophic in nature
E. B & D - CORRECT ANSWERS-E. B & D
Which of the following specialties/disciplines are prohibited from writing a
medical legal report in a case where impairment/disability is being disputed:
A. Psychology/Psychiatry
B. Chiropractic
C. Acupuncture - Can complete the entire report except the impairment rating
D. Dentistry - CORRECT ANSWERS-C. Acupuncture - Can complete the entire
report except the impairment rating
When a QME receives a request to schedule an evaluation, the QME must issue
a QME Appointment Notification Form to all parties within:
A. 60 working days
B. 30 working days
C. 10 working days
D. 5 working days - CORRECT ANSWERS-D. 5 working days
A QME report is due how many days after the completion of the face-to-face
evaluation:
A. 45 calendar days
B. 30 calendar days
C. 60 calendar days
,D. Only after all records have been reviewed - CORRECT ANSWERS-B. 30
calendar days
A supplemental QME report (no face-to-face evaluation) is due how many days
after the QME receives the request to do the report:
A. 20 calendar days
B. 30 calendar days
C. 45 calendar days
D. 60 calendar days - CORRECT ANSWERS-D. 60 calendar days
When an IW had jobs involving similar work or body mechanics in 1985, 1991,
1998, and 2002 but did not realize she was having a problem requiring
treatment and/or causing her impairment/disability until 2002, what would the
Date Of Injury be:
A. 1985
B. 1991
C. 2001
D. 2002 - CORRECT ANSWERS-D. 2002
In the above question #8, may an employer prior to the Date of Injury be liable
for any confirmed disability.
A. Yes
B. No - CORRECT ANSWERS-A. Yes
, If immediate/emergency treatment is required because of a serious or life-
threatening situation, the provider's treatment must still meet the requirement
of being consistent with the MTUS and approved before treatment is rendered.
A. Yes
B. No - CORRECT ANSWERS-B. No
If the evaluator determines that the IW's pain increases the burden of the IW's
ADLs even slightly, the evaluator may add-on to the IW's impairment how much
for pain.
A. 0%
B. 1%-3% whole person impairment
C. No more than 50% of the impairment value already determined
D. Up to 3% only if the pain is headache pain - CORRECT ANSWERS-B. 1%-3%
whole person impairment
If an IW has stand-alone headache pain with no other impairment for any other
body part or system, the evaluator can do which of the following with regard to
an impairment rating:
A. No impairment can be given for stand-alone headache pain
B. Headache pain can only be rated in the presence of another ratable body part
or body system impairment
C. A and B
