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WCAB Says QMEs Can Comment on Conditions outside Specialty

By Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)

Wednesday, April 16, 2014 | 14

A qualified medical evaluator is not limited to commenting solely on impairments that fall within the scope of treatment for his medical specialty, according to a panel decision by the California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. A WCAB panel last month accepted and adopted a decision by Workers' Compensation Judge Rosa Moran holding that a chiropractic QME could and should address all the impairments ratings that most accurately reflected Victor Tallent's medical condition, which included neurological and sensory problems, a sleep disorder and chronic pain complaints.The c...

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