Regulations
| 38....Medical Evaluation Time Frames; Extensions for QMEs and AMEs | |
| (c) All requests by an evaluator for extensions of time shall be made on form 112 (QME/AME Time Frame Extension Request) (See, 8 Cal. If the evaluation will not be ...more | |
| 38.1....The QME and AME Time Frame Extension Request Form. [Repealed] | |
| NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 139 and 139. 2, Labor Code. Reference: Sections 139. 2, 4060, 4061, 4062 and 4062. 5, Labor Code. New section filed 8-1-94; operative ...more | |
| 38.2...."The Time Extension Approval" Form. [Repealed] | |
| NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 139 and 139. 2, Labor Code. Reference: Sections 139. 2, 4060, 4061, 4062 and 4062. 5, Labor Code. New section filed 8-1-94; operative ...more | |
| 38.3....The "Denial of Time Extension" Form. [Repealed] | |
| NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 139 and 139. 2, Labor Code. Reference: Sections 139. 2, 4060, 4061, 4062 and 4062. 5, Labor Code. New section filed 8-1-94; operative ...more | |
| 38.4....The "Notice of Late QME Report" Form. [Repealed] | |
| NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 139 and 139. 2, Labor Code. Reference: Sections 139. 2, 4060, 4061, 4062 and 4062. 5, Labor Code. HISTORY Â . New section filed 8-1-94; ...more | |
| 39....Destruction of Records by the Medical Director | |
| The Medical Director may destroy any forms filed pursuant to these regulations five years after the date of receipt, provided that the completed "Application for ...more | |
| 39.5....39.5. Retention of Records by QMEs | |
| (a) All QMEs shall retain a copy of all comprehensive medical-legal reports completed by the QME for a period of five years from the date of each evaluation report. Upon ...more | |
| 40....Disclosure Requirements: Injured Workers | |
| (a) An evaluator selected from a QME panel shall advise an injured worker prior to or at the time of the actual evaluation of the following: Â (1) That he or she is ...more | |
| 41....Ethical Requirements | |
| Â Â (2) Schedule all appointments for comprehensive medical-legal evaluations without regard to whether a worker is unrepresented or represented by an attorney. ...more | |
| 41.5....Conflicts of Interest by Medical Evaluators | |
| Â (7) Other purveyor of medical goods or medical services, only if the medical necessity for using such goods or services is in dispute in the case. Â (3) A ...more | |