DWC Posts Revised QME Rules for Comment

The California Division of Workers’ Compensation revised its proposed qualified medical evaluator regulations and opened a third 15-day public comment period. The changes conform to the new hourly requirements for completing the disability evaluation report-writing course.  As part of the rulemaking process, the DWC proposes requiring 16 hours of instruction in disability evaluation report writing. Some of the rules still referred to the old requirement to complete 12 hours of instruction in disability report writing. Because the changes constitute a material alteration...