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Opinions/conclusions must be made
with reasons constituting:
A. Medical probability
A. Medical Probability
B. Medical Possibility
C. Medical Certainty
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 em-
ployer would place liability for any resul-
tant disability/impairment on:
D. A and B
A. The most recent employer with WC
insurance
B. The employer where the problem/in-
jury first began
C. Liability for disability/impairment
shared based upon apportionment
D. A & 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 for-
ward are:
A. Ratable with regard to disability/im-
E. B & D
pairment
B. Treatable under the claim but not rat-
able with regard to disability/impairment
C. Only secondary/compensable psych
problems are ratable
D. Ratable if catastrophic in nature
E. B & D
Which of the following specialties/disci-
plines are prohibited from writing a med-
ical legal report in a case where impair-
ment/disability is being disputed:
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A. Psychology/Psychiatry
B. Chiropractic C. Acupuncture - Can complete the en-
C. Acupuncture - Can complete the en- tire report except the impairment rating
tire report except the impairment rating
D. Dentistry
When a QME receives a request to
schedule an evaluation, the QME must
issue a QME Appointment Notification
Form to all parties within:
D. 5 working days
A. 60 working days
B. 30 working days
C. 10 working days
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
B. 30 calendar days
C. 60 calendar days
D. Only after all records have been re-
viewed
A supplemental QME report (no
face-to-face evaluation) is due how many
days after the QME receives the request
to do the report:
D. 60 calendar days
A. 20 calendar days
B. 30 calendar days
C. 45 calendar days
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 treat-
ment and/or causing her impairment/dis-
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ability until 2002, what would the Date Of
Injury be:
A. 1985 D. 2002
B. 1991
C. 2001
D. 2002
In the above question #8, may an em-
ployer prior to the Date of Injury be liable
for any confirmed disability.
A. Yes
A. Yes
B. No
If immediate/emergency treatment is re-
quired because of a serious or life-threat-
ening situation, the provider's treatment
must still meet the requirement of being
consistent with the MTUS and approved B. No
before treatment is rendered.
A. Yes
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.
B. 1%-3% whole person impairment
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
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
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an impairment rating:
A. No impairment can be given for
stand-alone headache pain
B. Headache pain can only be rated in D. Headache pain can be given an im-
the presence of another ratable body pairment rating of between 1% to 3%
part or body system impairment
C. A and B
D. Headache pain can be given an im-
pairment rating of between 1% to 3%
'Ex Parte' communication is legally for-
bidden, unless involving routine matters
such as confirming appointments or that
records have been sent, etc. The QME or
AME should not talk to the attorneys or A. True
the carrier.
A. True
B. False
In cases made Permanent & Stationary
prior to 01/01/05, the PD (permanent dis-
ability) rating is based upon:
C. Subjective factors of disability, objec-
A. Impairment rating
tive factors and work restrictions/preclu-
B. Causation
sions
C. Subjective factors of disability, objec-
tive factors and work restrictions/preclu-
sions
D. A & B
If an IW's right knee was injured in 2002
and the case was settled with a Stipulat-
ed Award and a PD rating of 10% and
the IW re-injured the same knee again
in 2007 with a PD rating of 20%, which
of the following applies with regard to
apportionment
A. If the IW self-rehabilitated after the
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Opinions/conclusions must be made
with reasons constituting:
A. Medical probability
A. Medical Probability
B. Medical Possibility
C. Medical Certainty
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 em-
ployer would place liability for any resul-
tant disability/impairment on:
D. A and B
A. The most recent employer with WC
insurance
B. The employer where the problem/in-
jury first began
C. Liability for disability/impairment
shared based upon apportionment
D. A & 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 for-
ward are:
A. Ratable with regard to disability/im-
E. B & D
pairment
B. Treatable under the claim but not rat-
able with regard to disability/impairment
C. Only secondary/compensable psych
problems are ratable
D. Ratable if catastrophic in nature
E. B & D
Which of the following specialties/disci-
plines are prohibited from writing a med-
ical legal report in a case where impair-
ment/disability is being disputed:
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A. Psychology/Psychiatry
B. Chiropractic C. Acupuncture - Can complete the en-
C. Acupuncture - Can complete the en- tire report except the impairment rating
tire report except the impairment rating
D. Dentistry
When a QME receives a request to
schedule an evaluation, the QME must
issue a QME Appointment Notification
Form to all parties within:
D. 5 working days
A. 60 working days
B. 30 working days
C. 10 working days
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
B. 30 calendar days
C. 60 calendar days
D. Only after all records have been re-
viewed
A supplemental QME report (no
face-to-face evaluation) is due how many
days after the QME receives the request
to do the report:
D. 60 calendar days
A. 20 calendar days
B. 30 calendar days
C. 45 calendar days
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 treat-
ment and/or causing her impairment/dis-
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ability until 2002, what would the Date Of
Injury be:
A. 1985 D. 2002
B. 1991
C. 2001
D. 2002
In the above question #8, may an em-
ployer prior to the Date of Injury be liable
for any confirmed disability.
A. Yes
A. Yes
B. No
If immediate/emergency treatment is re-
quired because of a serious or life-threat-
ening situation, the provider's treatment
must still meet the requirement of being
consistent with the MTUS and approved B. No
before treatment is rendered.
A. Yes
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.
B. 1%-3% whole person impairment
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
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
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an impairment rating:
A. No impairment can be given for
stand-alone headache pain
B. Headache pain can only be rated in D. Headache pain can be given an im-
the presence of another ratable body pairment rating of between 1% to 3%
part or body system impairment
C. A and B
D. Headache pain can be given an im-
pairment rating of between 1% to 3%
'Ex Parte' communication is legally for-
bidden, unless involving routine matters
such as confirming appointments or that
records have been sent, etc. The QME or
AME should not talk to the attorneys or A. True
the carrier.
A. True
B. False
In cases made Permanent & Stationary
prior to 01/01/05, the PD (permanent dis-
ability) rating is based upon:
C. Subjective factors of disability, objec-
A. Impairment rating
tive factors and work restrictions/preclu-
B. Causation
sions
C. Subjective factors of disability, objec-
tive factors and work restrictions/preclu-
sions
D. A & B
If an IW's right knee was injured in 2002
and the case was settled with a Stipulat-
ed Award and a PD rating of 10% and
the IW re-injured the same knee again
in 2007 with a PD rating of 20%, which
of the following applies with regard to
apportionment
A. If the IW self-rehabilitated after the
