Regulations
| 31....QME Panel Selection | |
| Â (b) The Medical Director shall exclude from the panel selection process any QME who has informed the Medical Director that he or she is unavailable pursuant to ...more | |
| 31.1....QME Panel Selection Disputes in Represented Cases | |
| (a) Disputes regarding the validity of panel requests shall be resolved by a Workers' Compensation Administrative Law Judge. Â (b) Disputes regarding the ...more | |
| 31.2....QME Office Locations. [Repealed] | |
| Reference: Sections 139. 2, 4060, 4061, 4062, 4062. 1, 4062. 2, 4062. 5 and 4067, Labor Code. New section filed 12-31-2012 as an emergency; operative 1-1-2013 pursuant to ...more | |
| 31.3....Scheduling Appointment with Panel QME | |
| (a) When the employee is not represented by an attorney, the unrepresented employee shall, within ten (10) days of having been furnished with the form, select a QME from ...more | |
| 31.5....QME Replacement Requests | |
| Â (4) A physician on the QME panel is a member of the same group practice as defined by Labor Code section 139. 3 as another QME on the panel. Â (5) The QME is ...more | |
| 31.7....Obtaining Additional QME Panel in a Different Specialty | |
| (b) Upon a showing of good cause that a panel of QME physicians in a different specialty is needed to assist the parties reach an expeditious and just resolution of ...more | |
| 32....Consultations | |
| The acupuncturist shall evaluate all other issues as required for a complete evaluation. NOTE: Form referred to above is available at no charge by downloading from the ...more | |
| 32.5....[Reserved] | |
| Note: Authority cited: Sections 139. 2, 4061, 4062 and 4064, Labor Code. Reference: Sections 4061 and 4062, Labor Code. Â Â HISTORYÂ Â Â Â . ...more | |
| 32.6....Additional QME Evaluations Ordered by the Appeals Board | |
| The Medical Director shall issue a panel of Qualified Medical Evaluators upon receipt of an order of a Workers' Compensation Administrative Law Judge or the Appeals ...more | |
| 32.7....Rebuttal QME Examinations. [Renumbered] | |
| Note: Authority cited: Sections 139. 2, 4061 and 4062, Labor Code. Reference: Sections 4061 and 4064, Labor Code. Â Â HISTORYÂ Â Â Â . ...more | |