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California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 4 - Evaluation Procedures › Section 43 - Method of Evaluation of Psychiatric Disability

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) For all claims arising before January 1,
				  2005, not subject to section
				  43(b), the method
				  of measuring the psychiatric elements of a disability shall be as set forth
				  below in the "Psychiatric Protocols" as adopted by the Industrial Medical
				  Council on July 16, 1992, and amended on March 18 and October 25, 1993. The
				  full text of this document is available at no charge on the web at
				  www.dir.ca.gov/IMC/guidelines.html or by calling the Medical Unit at
				  1-800-794-6900.
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1. New
					 section filed 12-7-93; operative 1-6-94 (Register 93, No. 50).
2.
					 Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 3-15-94 pursuant to
					 title 1, section
					 100, California Code of Regulations
					 (Register 94, No. 11).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending
					 section filed 9-7-95 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 95, No. 36).
4. Change without regulatory
					 effect amending section filed 7-12-2001 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2001, No. 28). Pursuant to this filing, material adopted
					 pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act that had previously been
					 incorporated by reference in the California Code of Regulations was instead
					 printed in full in the California Code of Regulations.
5. Amendment
					 of section heading, section and NOTE filed 1-13-2009; operative 2-17-2009
					 (Register 2009, No. 3).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						133,
						139.2(j)(4)
						and
						5307.3, Labor
						Code. Reference: Sections
						139.2(j)(4),
						4060,
						4061,
						4062,
						4062.1,
						4062.2,
						4067,
						4628 and
						4660, Labor
						Code, and Section
						9805 of Title 8 of the California
						Code of Regulations.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 4 - Evaluation Procedures › Section 46.1 - Guidelines for the Evaluation of Foot and Ankle Disability

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) For all claims before January 1, 2005,
				  not subject to section
				  46.1(b), the
				  method of measuring the elements of foot and ankle shall be set forth below in
				  the "Guidelines for Evaluation of Foot and Ankle Disability" as adopted by the
				  Industrial Medical Council on October 28, 2000. The full text of this document
				  is available on the web at no charge at www.dir.ca.gov/IMC/guidelines.html or
				  by calling the Medical Unit at 1-800-794-6900.
(b) For all claims having dates of injury on
				  or after January 1, 2005, and for those compensable claims arising before
				  January 1, 2005, where there has been either no comprehensive medical-legal
				  report or no report by a treating physician indicating the existence of
				  permanent disability, or when the claims administrator, or if none the
				  employer, is not required to provide the notice required by section
				  4061 to the injured worker, the
				  method of measuring the elements of foot and ankle impairment shall be
				  described in the American Medical Association, Guides to the Evaluation of
				  Permanent Impairment [Fifth Edition] (AMA Guides). Permanent disability shall
				  be described by applying the provisions of the Permanent Disability Rating
				  Schedule adopted by the Administrative Director pursuant to section
				  9805 of Title 8 of the California
				  Code of Regulations.
1. New
					 section and appendices A-C filed 1-8-2003; operative 2-7-2003 (Register 2003,
					 No. 2).
2. Repealer of section and Appendices A-C and new section
					 filed 1-13-2009; operative 2-17-2009 (Register 2009, No.
					 3).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						139,
						139.2,
						4060,
						4061 and
						4062, Labor
						Code. Reference: Sections
						139,
						139.2,
						4060,
						4061,
						4061.5 and
						4062, Labor
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 4 - Evaluation Procedures › Section 46.2 - QME Emergency Regulation in Response to Covid-19. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
					 section filed 5-14-2020 as an emergency; operative 5-14-2020 (Register 2020,
					 No. 20). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-10-2020
					 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
2. Emergency filed 5-14-2020 extended 60 days (Executive Order
					 N-40-20) (Register 2020, No. 20). A Certificate of Compliance must be
					 transmitted to OAL by 1-11-2021 or emergency language will be repealed by
					 operation of law on the following day.
3. Emergency filed 5-14-2020
					 extended an additional 60 days pursuant to Executive Order N-66-20 (Register
					 2020, No. 40). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by
					 3-12-2021 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the
					 following day.
4. New section refiled 2-25-2021 as an emergency;
					 operative 3-13-2021 (Register 2021, No. 9). Emergency expiration extended 60
					 days (Executive Order N-40-20) plus an additional 60 days (Executive Order
					 N-71-20). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-11-2021
					 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
5. New section refiled 9-30-2021 as an emergency; operative
					 10-12-2021 (Register 2021, No. 40). A Certificate of Compliance must be
					 transmitted to OAL by 1-10-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by
					 operation of law on the following day.
6. Repealed by operation of
					 Government Code section
					 11346.1(g)
					 (Register 2022, No. 15).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						133,
						139.2,
						4627,
						5307.3,
						5307.6,
						4061 and
						4062, Labor
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 4 - Evaluation Procedures › Section 46.3 - Remote Health Medical-Legal Evaluations

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A remote health evaluation by a QME, AME,
				  or other medical-legal evaluation may be performed through the use of
				  electronic means of creating a virtual meeting between the physician and the
				  injured worker where both parties can visually see and hear each other and may
				  not be in the same physical space or site.
(1) Remote health means remote visits via
				  video-conferencing, video-calling, or such similar technology that allows each
				  party to see and converse with the other via a video and audio connection. The
				  evaluation must be conducted with the same standard of care as in person visit
				  and must comply with all relevant state and federal privacy laws.
(2) A QME or AME may complete a medical-legal
				  evaluation through remote health when a hands on physical examination is not
				  necessary and all of the following conditions are met:
(A) There is a medical issue in dispute which
				  involves whether or not the injury is AOE/COE (Arising Out of Employment /
				  Course of Employment), or the physician is asked to address the termination of
				  an injured worker's indemnity benefit payments or address a dispute regarding
				  work restrictions; and
(B) There is
				  agreement in writing to the remote health evaluation by the injured worker, the
				  carrier or employer, and the QME.
(C) The remote health evaluation conducted by
				  means of a virtual meeting is consistent with appropriate and ethical medical
				  practices and the AMA Guides 5th edition, as
				  determined by the QME and the relevant medical licensing board; and
(D) The QME attests in writing that the
				  evaluation does not require an in person physical exam.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 4 - Evaluation Procedures › Section 48 - QME Ethical Guidelines. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
					 section filed 5-23-94; operative 6-22-94 (Register 94, No. 21).
2.
					 Repealer filed 4-11-95; operative 5-11-95 (Register 95, No.
					 15).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						139.2(j)(2) and
						(3) and
						5307.3, Labor
						Code. Reference: Sections
						139.2(j)(2) and
						(3),
						4060,
						4061 and
						4062, Labor
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 4.5 - Minimum Time Guidelines › Section 49.2 - Neuromusculoskeletal Evaluation

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A medical evaluation concerning a claim for
					 neuromusculoskeletal injury (whether specific or cumulative in nature) shall
					 not be completed by a QME in fewer than 20 minutes of face to face time. Twenty
					 minutes is the minimum allowable face to face time for an uncomplicated
					 evaluation. The evaluator shall state in the evaluation report the amount of
					 face to face time actually spent with the injured worker and explain in detail
					 any variance below the minimum amount of face to face time stated in this
					 regulation.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering former section
					 149.2 to new section
					 49.2 filed 8-31-94 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 94, No. 35).
2. Amendment of section and NOTE
					 filed 1-13-2009; operative 2-17-2009 (Register 2009, No.
					 3).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						133,
						139.2(j)
						and
						5307.3, Labor
						Code. Reference: Sections
						139.2,
						4060,
						4061,
						4062,
						4062.1,
						4062.2,
						4067,
						4628 and
						4660, Labor
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 4.5 - Minimum Time Guidelines › Section 49.4 - Cardiovascular Evaluation

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A medical evaluation concerning a claim for cardiovascular
					 injury (whether specific or cumulative in nature) shall not be completed by a
					 QME in fewer than 30 minutes of face to face time. Thirty minutes is the
					 minimum allowable face to face time for an uncomplicated evaluation. The
					 evaluator shall state in the evaluation report the amount of face to face time
					 actually spent with the injured worker and explain in detail any variance below
					 the minimum amount of face to face time stated in this
					 regulation.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering former section
					 149.4 to new section
					 49.4 filed 8-31-94 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 94, No. 35).
2. Amendment of section and NOTE
					 filed 1-13-2009; operative 2-17-2009 (Register 2009, No.
					 3).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						133,
						139.2(j)
						and
						5307.3, Labor
						Code, Reference: Sections
						139.2,
						4060,
						4061,
						4062,
						4062.1,
						4062.2,
						4067,
						4628 and
						4660, Labor
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 4.5 - Minimum Time Guidelines › Section 49.6 - Pulmonary Evaluation

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A medical evaluation concerning a claim for pulmonary
					 injury (whether specific or cumulative in nature) shall not be completed by a
					 QME in fewer than 30 minutes of face to face time. Thirty minutes is the
					 minimum allowable face to face time for an uncomplicated evaluation. The
					 evaluator shall state in the evaluation report the amount of face to face time
					 actually spent with the injured worker and explain in detail any variance below
					 the minimum amount of face to face time stated in this
					 regulation.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering former section
					 149.6 to new section
					 49.6 filed 8-31-94 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 94, No. 35).
2. Amendment of section and NOTE
					 filed 1-13-2009; operative 2-17-2009 (Register 2009, No.
					 3).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						133,
						139.2(j)
						and
						5307.3, Labor
						Code. Reference: Sections
						139.2,
						4060,
						4061,
						4062,
						4062.1,
						4062.2,
						4067,
						4628 and
						4660, Labor
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 4.5 - Minimum Time Guidelines › Section 49.8 - Psychiatric Evaluation

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A medical evaluation concerning a claim for psychiatric
					 injury (whether specific or cumulative in nature) shall not be completed by a
					 QME in less than one hour of face to face time. One hour is considered the
					 minimum allowable face to face time for an uncomplicated evaluation. The
					 evaluator shall state in the evaluation report the amount of face to face time
					 actually spent with the injured worker and explain in detail any variance below
					 the minimum amount of face to face time stated in this
					 regulation.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering former section
					 149.8 to new section
					 49.8 filed 8-31-94 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 94, No. 35).
2. Amendment of section and NOTE
					 filed 1-13-2009; operative 2-17-2009 (Register 2009, No.
					 3).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						133,
						139.2(j)
						and
						5307.3, Labor
						Code. Reference: Sections
						139,
						139.2,
						4060,
						4061,
						4062,
						4062.1,
						4062.2,
						4067,
						4628 and
						4660, Labor
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 4.5 - Minimum Time Guidelines › Section 49.9 - Other Evaluation

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A medical evaluation concerning a claim for any injury
					 (whether specific or cumulative in nature) not specifically included in this
					 article shall not be completed by a QME in fewer than 30 minutes of face to
					 face time. Thirty minutes is the minimum allowable face to face time for an
					 uncomplicated evaluation. The evaluator shall state in the evaluation report
					 the amount of face to face time actually spent with the injured worker and
					 explain in detail any variance below the minimum amount of face to face time
					 stated in this regulation.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering former section
					 149.9 to new section
					 49.9 filed 8-31-94 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 94, No. 35).
2. Amendment of section and NOTE
					 filed 1-13-2009; operative 2-17-2009 (Register 2009, No.
					 3).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						133,
						139.2(j)
						and
						5307.3, Labor
						Code, Reference: Sections, 139.2 4060, 4061, 4062, 4062.1, 4062.2, 4067, 4628
						and 4660, Labor Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 5 - QME Reappointment › Section 50.1 - Reappointment: Failure to Comply with Time Frames. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
					 section filed 8-1-94; operative 8-31-94 (Register 94, No. 31).
2.
					 Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 12-2-96 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 96, No. 49).
3. Renumbering of former section
					 50.1 to section
					 51 filed 4-14-2000; operative
					 5-14-2000 (Register 2000, No. 15).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						139.2, Labor
						Code. Reference: Section
						139.2(d)(1),
						Labor Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 5 - QME Reappointment › Section 50.2 - Reappointment: Unavailability Notification. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
					 section filed 8-1-94; operative 8-31-94 (Register 94, No. 31).
2.
					 Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 12-2-96 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 96, No. 49).
3. Renumbering of former section
					 50.2 to section
					 52 filed 4-14-2000; operative
					 5-14-2000 (Register 2000, No. 15).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						139.2, Labor
						Code. Reference: Sections
						139.2(d)
						and
						139.2(j)(6),
						Labor Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 5 - QME Reappointment › Section 50.3 - Reappointment: Evaluations Rejected by Appeals Board. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
					 section filed 8-1-94; operative 8-31-94 (Register 94, No. 31).
2.
					 Renumbering of former section
					 50.3 to new section
					 52 filed 8-23-96; operative 9-22-96
					 (Register 96, No. 34).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						139.2, Labor
						Code. Reference: Sections
						139.2(d)
						and
						139.2(j)(6),
						Labor Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 5 - QME Reappointment › Section 52 - Reappointment: Unavailability Notification. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Note: Authority cited: Sections 133, 139.2 and 5307.3,
						Labor Code. Reference: Sections 139.2(d) and 139.2(j)(6), Labor Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						133,
						139.2 and
						5307.3, Labor
						Code. Reference: Sections
						139.2(d)
						and
						139.2(j)(6),
						Labor Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 5 - QME Reappointment › Section 53 - Reappointment: Failure of Board Certification Examination. [Reserved]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
					 and new section filed 8-1-94; operative 8-31-94 (Register 94, No. 31). For
					 prior history, see Register 91, No. 26.
2. Renumbering of former
					 section 53 to new section
					 62, renumbering of former section
					 50 to new section
					 53 and amendment of section filed
					 8-23-96; operative 9-22-96 (Register 96, No. 34).
3. Amendment filed
					 3-15-99; operative 4-14-99 (Register 99, No. 12).
4. Renumbering of
					 former section
					 53 to section
					 55 and renumbering of former
					 section 51 to section
					 53 filed 4-14-2000; operative
					 5-14-2000 (Register 2000, No. 15).
5. Repealer filed 1-13-2009;
					 operative 2-17-2009 (Register 2009, No. 3).
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 5 - QME Reappointment › Section 53.1 - QME Continuing Education Response Form. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
					 section filed 3-15-99; operative 4-14-99 (Register 99, No. 12).
2.
					 Repealer filed 4-14-2000; operative 5-14-2000 (Register 2000, No.
					 15).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						139.2, Labor
						Code. Reference: Section
						139.2, Labor
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 5 - QME Reappointment › Section 54 - Reappointment: Evaluations Rejected by Appeals Board. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Note: Authority cited: Sections 133, 139.2 and 5307.3,
						Labor Code. Reference: Sections 139.2(d) and 139.2(j)(6), Labor Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						133,
						139.2 and
						5307.3, Labor
						Code. Reference: Sections
						139.2(d)
						and
						139.2(j)(6),
						Labor Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 5 - QME Reappointment › Section 55 - Reappointment: Continuing Education Programs. For Applications Received Before April 1, 2026

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A QME shall complete within the previous 24 months of his
					 or her term of appointment 12 hours of continuing education in disability
					 evaluation or workers' compensation related medical dispute evaluation given by
					 a provider accredited by the Administrative Director. This section shall apply
					 to applications for reappointment received before April 1, 2026.
(a) There are two types of continuing
				  education programs:
(1) On-site programs, in
				  which the instructor and QME are in the same location; and
(2) Distance learning programs.
(A) Providers of distance learning programs
				  shall give either a pre- or post-course self-examination based on the program
				  material. The provider shall grade the QME's test. Credit for the course can be
				  given only for a passing rate of no lower than 70 percent correct responses.
				  The Administrative Director may audit physicians' examinations and
				  scores.
(B) Credit for distance
				  learning courses shall be granted for the actual time spent viewing, listening
				  to or participating in the program and for the reasonable and necessary time to
				  take the examinations for up to six hours per program. Credit for the same
				  distance learning program may be taken only once.
(C) All distance learning materials shall
				  bear a date of release and shall be updated every three years. The provider
				  shall notify the Administrative Director in writing of the revision.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 5 - QME Reappointment › Section 55.1 - Reappointment: Continuing Education Programs

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A QME shall complete within the previous 24 months of his,
					 her or their term of appointment 16 hours of continuing education in disability
					 evaluation, or workers' compensation related medical dispute evaluation, or
					 other workers' compensation related topics approved by the Administrative
					 Director, given by a provider accredited by the Administrative Director. This
					 section shall apply to applications for reappointment received on or after
					 April 1, 2026.
(a) There are two types
				  of continuing education programs:
(1) On-site
				  programs, in which the instructor and QME are in the same location. On site
				  programs can also be accomplished electronically where the instructor and the
				  QME are in the same virtual location as long as the virtual location provides a
				  means for the instructor to continuously track who is attending the class
				  virtually to ensure that attendees remain in the virtual location for the
				  entirety of the actual instruction. In order to provide accreditation for
				  virtual in person instruction, the provider and the QME must satisfy all of the
				  requirements for distance learning as contained in subsection (a)(2) of this
				  regulation; and
(2) Distance
				  learning programs.
(A) Providers of distance
				  learning programs shall give either a pre- or post-course self-examination
				  based on the program material. The provider shall grade the QME's test. Credit
				  for the course can be given only for a passing rate of no lower than 70 percent
				  correct responses. The Administrative Director may audit physicians'
				  examinations and scores.
(B) Credit
				  for distance learning courses shall be granted for the actual time spent
				  viewing, listening to or participating in the program and for the reasonable
				  and necessary time to take the examinations for up to eight hours per program.
				  Credit for the same distance learning program may be taken only once.
(C) All distance learning materials shall
				  bear a date of release and shall be updated every three years. The provider
				  shall notify the Administrative Director in writing of the revision.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 5 - QME Reappointment › Section 56 - Reappointment: Failure to Comply with WCAB Order or Ruling. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Note: Authority cited: Sections 133, 139.2 and 5307.3,
						Labor Code. Reference: Sections 139.2(d) and 139.2(j)(6), Labor Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						133,
						139.2 and
						5307.3, Labor
						Code. Reference: Sections
						139.2(d)
						and
						139.2(j)(6),
						Labor Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 5 - QME Reappointment › Section 57 - Reappointment: Professional Standard - Violation of Business and Professions Code Section 730. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Note: Authority cited: Sections 133, 139.2 and 5307.3,
						Labor Code; and Section 730, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						139.2(d) and 139.2(j)(6), Labor Code; and Section 730, Business and Professions
						Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						133,
						139.2 and
						5307.3, Labor
						Code; and Section
						730,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						139.2(d)
						and
						139.2(j)(6),
						Labor Code; and Section
						730,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 6 - QME Discipline › Section 60 - Discipline

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(a) The
				  Administrative Director may, in his or her discretion, suspend or terminate any
				  physician from the QME list without hearing:
(1) whose license has been revoked;
(2) whose license has been suspended or
				  terminated by the relevant licensing board so as to preclude
				  practice;
(3) who has been
				  convicted of a misdemeanor or felony related to the conduct of his or her
				  practice or who has been suspended or placed on probation by his or her
				  licensing board;
(4) based on a
				  stipulation or a decision by the physician's licensing board that the physician
				  has been placed on probation;
(5)
				  who has failed to pay timely the appropriate fee as required under section
				  17 of Title 8 of the California
				  Code of Regulations.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 6 - QME Discipline › Section 62 - Probation

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(a) A physician on
				  probationary status from his or her licensing authority may be placed on
				  probationary status by the Administrative Director in its discretion in
				  accordance with Sanction Guidelines for Qualified Medical Evaluators under
				  section 65 of Title 8 of the California
				  Code of Regulations.
(b) A QME on
				  probationary status may be required to report periodically to the Medical
				  Director to ensure compliance with any conditions of probation that have been
				  imposed by the Administrative Director. These conditions may include the
				  completion of specific courses and training.
(c) A QME shall be deemed to have passed
				  probation and be eligible for reappointment if he or she has complied with the
				  conditions imposed by the Administrative Director during the probation period,
				  and meets the requirements for reappointment in accordance with Article
				  5.
(d) A QME shall be deemed to
				  have failed probation if upon completion of the probation period it is
				  determined that he or she has not complied with the conditions imposed by the
				  Administrative Director during the probation period, and/or has failed to meet
				  the requirements for reappointment in accordance with Article 5.
(e) The Administrative Director shall
				  terminate probation, which shall be equivalent to a failure to pass probation,
				  before completion of the probation period if during the probation period it is
				  determined that a QME has not complied with the conditions of
				  probation.
1.
					 Renumbering of former section
					 53 to new section
					 62, new subsection (a) and
					 subsection relettering, and amendment of subsections (c) and (d) filed 8-23-96;
					 operative 9-22-96 (Register 96, No. 34).
2. Amendment of subsections
					 (a), (c) and (d) filed 4-14-2000; operative 5-14-2000 (Register 2000, No.
					 15).
3. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 1-13-2009; operative
					 2-17-2009 (Register 2009, No. 3).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						133,
						139.2 and
						5307.3, Labor
						Code. Reference: Sections
						139.2,
						4060,
						4061,
						4062,
						4062.1,
						4062.2,
						4067 and
						4628, Labor
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 7 - Reserved › Section 70 - Treatment Guideline for Low Back Problems. [Reserved]

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1. Editorial
					 correction changing placement of article 7 heading (Register 97, No.
					 23).
2. New section filed 6-3-97; operative 7-3-97 (Register 97, No.
					 23).
3. Amendment filed 4-14-2000; operative 5-14-2000 (Register
					 2000, No. 15).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending section
					 filed 7-12-2001 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2001, No. 28). Pursuant to this filing, material adopted
					 pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act that had previously been
					 incorporated by reference in the California Code of Regulations was instead
					 printed in full in the California Code of Regulations.
5. Repealer
					 of article 7 (sections
					 70-77) and section filed 1-13-2009;
					 operative 2-17-2009 (Register 2009, No. 3).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						139(e)(8),
						Labor Code. Reference: Section
						139(e)(8) Labor
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 7 - Reserved › Section 71 - Treatment Guideline for Industrial Neck Injuries. [Reserved]

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1. New
					 section filed 7-18-97; operative 8-17-97 (Register 97, No. 29).
2.
					 Amendment filed 4-14-2000; operative 5-14-2000 (Register 2000, No.
					 15).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed
					 7-12-2001 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2001, No. 28). Pursuant to this filing, material adopted
					 pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act that had previously been
					 incorporated by reference in the California Code of Regulations was instead
					 printed in full in the California Code of Regulations.
4. Repealer
					 filed 1-13-2009; operative 2-17-2009 (Register 2009, No.
					 3).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						139(e)(8),
						Labor Code. Reference: Section
						139(e)(8),
						Labor Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 7 - Reserved › Section 72 - Treatment Guideline for Occupational Asthma. [Reserved]

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1. New
					 section filed 9-18-95; operative 10-18-95 (Register 95, No. 38).
2.
					 Change without regulatory effect amending section heading and section filed
					 9-25-95 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 95, No. 39).
3. Amendment filed 4-14-2000;
					 operative 5-14-2000 (Register 2000, No. 15).
4. Change without
					 regulatory effect amending section filed 7-12-2001 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2001, No. 28). Pursuant to this filing, material adopted
					 pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act that had previously been
					 incorporated by reference in the California Code of Regulations was instead
					 printed in full in the California Code of Regulations.
5. Repealer
					 filed 1-13-2009; operative 2-17-2009 (Register 2009, No.
					 3).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						139(e)(8),
						Labor Code. Reference: Section
						139(e)(8),
						Labor Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 7 - Reserved › Section 73 - Treatment Guideline for Contact Dermatitis. [Reserved]

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1. New
					 section filed 9-18-95; operative 10-18-95 (Register 95, No. 38).
2.
					 Change without regulatory effect amending section heading and section filed
					 9-25-95 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 95, No. 39).
3. Amendment filed 4-14-2000;
					 operative 5-14-2000 (Register 2000, No. 15).
4. Change without
					 regulatory effect amending section filed 7-12-2001 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2001, No. 28). Pursuant to this filing, material adopted
					 pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act that had previously been
					 incorporated by reference in the California Code of Regulations was instead
					 printed in full in the California Code of Regulations.
5. Repealer
					 filed 1-13-2009; operative 2-17-2009 (Register 2009, No.
					 3).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						139(e)(8),
						Labor Code. Reference: Section
						139(e)(8),
						Labor Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 7 - Reserved › Section 74 - Treatment Guideline for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. [Reserved]

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1. New
					 section filed 1-24-97; operative 2-23-97 (Register 97, No. 4).
2.
					 Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 7-12-2001 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2001, No. 28). Pursuant to this filing, material adopted
					 pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act that had previously been
					 incorporated by reference in the California Code of Regulations was instead
					 printed in full in the California Code of Regulations.
3. Repealer
					 filed 1-13-2009; operative 2-17-2009 (Register 2009, No.
					 3).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						139(e)(8),
						Labor Code. Reference: Section
						139 and
						139.2, Labor
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 7 - Reserved › Section 75 - Treatment Guidelines for Shoulder Problems. [Reserved]

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1. New
					 section filed 7-16-97; operative 8-15-97 (Register 97, No. 29).
2.
					 Amendment filed 4-14-2000; operative 5-14-2000 (Register 2000, No.
					 15).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed
					 7-12-2001 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2001, No. 28). Pursuant to this filing, material adopted
					 pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act that had previously been
					 incorporated by reference in the California Code of Regulations was instead
					 printed in full in the California Code of Regulations.
4. Repealer
					 filed 1-13-2009; operative 2-17-2009 (Register 2009, No.
					 3).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						139(e)(8),
						Labor Code. Reference: Section
						139(e)(8),
						Labor Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 7 - Reserved › Section 76 - Treatment Guideline for Knee Problems. [Reserved]

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1. New
					 article 7 (section
					 76) and section filed 5-13-97;
					 operative 6-12-97 (Register 97, No. 20).
2. Amendment filed
					 4-14-2000; operative 5-14-2000 (Register 2000, No. 15).
3. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending section filed 7-12-2001 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2001, No. 28). Pursuant to this filing, material adopted
					 pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act that had previously been
					 incorporated by reference in the California Code of Regulations was instead
					 printed in full in the California Code of Regulations.
4. Repealer
					 filed 1-13-2009; operative 2-17-2009 (Register 2009, No.
					 3).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						139(e)(8),
						Labor Code. Reference: Section
						139(e)(8),
						Labor Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 7 - Reserved › Section 76.5 - Treatment Guideline for Elbow Problems. [Reserved]

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1. New
					 section filed 7-17-97; operative 8-16-97 (Register 97, No. 29).
2.
					 Amendment filed 4-14-2000; operative 5-14-2000 (Register 2000, No.
					 15).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed
					 7-12-2001 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2001, No. 28). Pursuant to this filing, material adopted
					 pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act that had previously been
					 incorporated by reference in the California Code of Regulations was instead
					 printed in full in the California Code of Regulations.
4. Repealer
					 filed 1-13-2009; operative 2-17-2009 (Register 2009, No.
					 3).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						139(e)(8),
						Labor Code. Reference: Section
						139(e)(8),
						Labor Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 7 - Reserved › Section 77 - Treatment Guideline for Problems of the Hand and Wrist. [Reserved]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
					 section filed 7-18-97; operative 8-17-97 (Register 97, No. 29).
2.
					 Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 7-12-2001 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2001, No. 28). Pursuant to this filing, material adopted
					 pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act that had previously been
					 incorporated by reference in the California Code of Regulations was instead
					 printed in full in the California Code of Regulations.
3. Repealer
					 filed 1-13-2009; operative 2-17-2009 (Register 2009, No.
					 3).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						139(e)(8),
						Labor Code. Reference: Section
						139(e)(8),
						Labor Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 10 - QME Application Forms › Section 100 - The Application for Appointment as Qualified Medical Evaluator Form

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1.
					 Renumbering of former article 10 to new article 15, new article 10 (sections
					 100-104) and new section filed
					 4-14-2000; operative 5-14-2000 (Register 2000, No. 15). For prior history see
					 Register 94, No. 31.
2. Amendment filed 8-23-2001; operative
					 8-23-2001 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4
					 (Register 2001, No. 34).
3. Change without regulatory effect
					 amending section filed 5-2-2002 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2002, No. 18).
4. Change without regulatory
					 effect amending section filed 1-27-2006 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2006, No. 4).
5. Repealer and new section and
					 new NOTE filed 1-13-2009; operative 2-17-2009 (Register 2009, No.
					 3).
6. Repealer and new QME Form 100 filed 12-31-2012 as an
					 emergency; operative 1-1-2013 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11346.1(d)
					 (Register 2013, No. 1). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL
					 by 7-1-2013 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the
					 following day.
7. Repealer and new QME Form 100 refiled 7-1-2013 as
					 an emergency; operative 7-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 27). A Certificate of
					 Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-30-2013 or emergency language will
					 be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
8. Certificate
					 of Compliance as to 7-1-2013 order transmitted to OAL 8-2-2013 and filed
					 9-16-2013 (Register 2013, No. 38).
9. Amendment filed 8-12-2015;
					 operative 9-1-2015 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(b)(3)
					 (Register 2015, No. 33).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						53,
						133,
						139.2 and
						5307.3, Labor
						Code. Reference: Sections
						139.2,
						4060,
						4061,
						4062,
						4062.1 and
						4062.2, Labor
						Code; Sections
						1798 et seq., Civil Code; and
						Sections 6250 et seq., Government
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 10 - QME Application Forms › Section 101 - The Alien Application Form. [Reserved]

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1. New
					 section filed 4-14-2000; operative 5-14-2000 (Register 2000, No. 15). For prior
					 history see Register 94, No. 31.
2. Repealer filed 1-13-2009;
					 operative 2-17-2009 (Register 2009, No. 3).
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 1 - Division of Workers' Compensation - Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations › Article 10 - QME Application Forms › Section 102 - The Application for QME Competency Examination Form

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					 the web at
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or by
					 requesting at 1-800-794-6900.
1. New
					 section filed 4-14-2000; operative 5-14-2000 (Register 2000, No. 15). For prior
					 history see Register 94, No. 31.
2. Change without regulatory effect
					 amending section filed 1-27-2006 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2006, No. 4).
3. Repealer and new section and
					 new NOTE filed 1-13-2009; operative 2-17-2009 (Register 2009, No.
					 3).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						53,
						133,
						139.2 and
						5307.3, Labor
						Code. Reference: Section
						139.2, Labor
						Code.