QME EXAM |100 QUESTIONS| WITH ACTUAL SOLUTIONS!!
Holds .authority .to .appoint .physicians .as .QME .evaluators .- .Correct . .Answer .-
.Administrative .Director .(AD) .(LC .139.2)
Term .of .appointment .as .QME .evaluator .- .Correct . .Answer .- .2 .years .(LC .139.2)
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)
2 .reasons .for .termination/suspension .of .a .QME .w/o .a .hearing .- .Correct . .Answer .- .(1)
.Licensing .board .suspends/revokes/terminates .license .to .practice
(2) .Failure .to .pay .required .fee .(upon .appointment .and .yearly .thereafter)
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.
3 .types .of .substantive .medical .disputes .resolved .by .QMEs .- .Correct . .Answer .- .(1)
.Compensability .of .the .claim;
(2) .Permanent .disability;
(3) ."Catch-all" .(temporary .disability, .work .restrictions, .new .and .further .disabilities .after
.permanent .disability .(detereoration .of .original .injury), .compensability .of .new .body .part
.added .to .claim)
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;