The California Division of Workers’ Compensation temporarily suspended and placed on probation a qualified medical evaluator who allegedly overbilled for medical-legal evaluations and referred injured workers for testing at facilities in which he had a financial interest.The division suspended the QME status of Fremont chiropractor Richard Skala from Nov. 15, 2012, through May 3, with 90 days of the suspension stayed. Skala was also placed on probation from May 3 until Nov. 2.The division approved the suspension and probation as part of a deal through which it agreed not to deny Skala&rs...
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