CA SIP Exam Test Right Answers Spring 2023
What is the rating for a 30 year old heavy furniture assembler with a soft tissue injury to the cervical spine causing a loss of range of motion resulting in an 8% impairment standard? A. 9% B. 11% C. 15% D. 19%
B. 11% 15.01.02.02-8%-{5}10-470H-13-11%
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CA SIP Exam Test Right Answers Spring 2023
What is the rating for a 30 year old heavy furniture assembler with a soft tissue injury to
the cervical spine causing a loss of range of motion resulting in an 8% impairment
standard? A. 9% B. 11% C. 15% D. 19%
B. 11% 15.01.02.02-8%-{5}10-470H-13-11%
What is the rating for a 40 year old forester with an elbow injury resulting in loss of
motion and a 50% upper extremity impairment? A. 25% B. 28% C. 31% D. 40%
C. 31% 16.03.01.00-30%-{2}34-213E-31-31%
A 47 year old actor has a chemical burn to an upper extremity producing a cosmetic
disfigurment resulting in a 5% WPI. What is the rating? A. 0% B. 5% C. 11% D. 13%
D. 13% 08.01.00.00-5%-{2}6-210J-11-13%
A 27 year old chemist has a chemical burn to the eyes in 2010 producing a 14%whole
person impairment. What is the rating? A. 14% B. 15% C. 19% D. 21%
C. 19% 12.01.00.00-14%-{1}15-212i-21-19%
A 100% upper extremity impairment is what percentage of a whole person impairment?
A. 20% B. 50% C. 60% D. 75%
C. 60% (page 1-3 in 2005 PD schedule)
For an injury in 2005 what is the maximum permissable add-on for subjectives? A.
None. B. 3% C. 5% D. Whatever is called for by the examining physician
B. 3% (Page 1-12 in 2005 PD schedule)
In 2004 an employee becomes permanent and stationary for a bilateral loss of vision
injury. How is the disability rated? A. Ratings are based on vision with best practicable
correction. B. Whichever eye rates highest is used. C. Ratings are based on
uncorrected vision. D. The standard rating shall be based on disability found under
reduction of vision plus 1/2 the difference between disabilities 2.4 and 2.3.
A. Ratings are based on vision with best practiable correction
Under AMA Guides apportionment is based on? A. Causation B. Medical report of
treating physician C. Pre-existing disability D. Informal rating
A. Causation
What is the rating for immobility of the hip where the arc of motion is 0 - 60 degreeS? A.
10% B. 23% C. 30% D. 40%
B. 23%
When both instability and thigh atrophy are present what is the rating? A. The rating for
the instability. B. The rating for thigh atrophy. C. All of the rating for the greatest
disability And approximately one half of the lesser disability. D. The disability producing
the greater rating only.
D. The disability producing the greater rating only.
A cardiac condition results in preclusion from heavy lifting. What is the scheduled
rating? A. 10% B. 15% C. 20% D.25%
C. 20%
In 2004 the employee has an injury to the knee. There is no loss of motion, no instability
and no thigh atrophy. The employee has to wear a stretch knee brace. What is the
standard rating? A. 0% B. 7% C. 10% D. 15%
C. 10%
,An employee's husband comes to where she works and shoots her as a result of a
marital dispute. The injury is: A. Not compensable because it did not arise out of
employment. B. Not compensable because it did not occur in the course of employment.
C. Compensable because ti arose out of the employment. D. Compensablle because it
occurred in the course of employment.
A
An employee whose diabetes is out of control punches out at 3 pm, before leaving the
company parking lot, he faints and fallls fracturing his elbow. You should: A. Pay for the
treatment for the fracture and pay for the treatment for the diabetes so that the fracture
can heal. B. Pay for just the fracture. C. Deny the claim ebcause it occurred after work.
D. Deny the claim because it is not work related.
A
What is the role of the investigator assigned to pursue issues of compensability. A.
Determine all the facts. B. Determine proof of claim being fraudulent. C. Determine
compensability from all the facts gathered. D. Determine if benefits are due to the
injured worker.
A
An accountant took work home for an annual report. The employee left work at the
normally appointed hour and was not reimbursed for mileage. The employee was
injured in an auto accident at an intersection one block from home and his supervisor
calls to tell you they found paperwork for the end of the year report iin his briefcase in
the car. You should: A. Accept as an exception to the coming and going rule. B. Delay
and investigate. C. Deny. D. Close the file.
A
An employee is injured at the place of employment when he burns himself in the kitchen
while cleaning up after a meeting with other employees and his supervisor. The injury
would have not occurred had the employee not been drinking with other employees
during the meeting. A. the injury is compensable because the drinking was condoned by
the employee's supervisor. B. The injury is not compensable because the attendance at
the meeting was voluntary. C. The injury is compensable because the attendance at the
meeting was not voluntary. D. The injury is compensable because the consumption of
alcohol occurred during work hours.
A
An employee is in the break room drinking vodka. A conveyor falls seriously injuring him
and the doctor at the hospital says the employee was intoxicated. You should: A.
Accept the claim. B. Deny the claim. C. Obtain a copy of the blood alcohol report and
deny the claim. D. Deny the claim due to intoxication.
A
A high school teacher leaves schol after the end of the day. The school, located ina bad
neighborhood provides parking for her in a district owned lot at the school . The teacher
pulls out of the school lot onto the city street and approximately two blocks from the
school while stopped at a red light a man forces his way into her car, assaults her and
steas her purses. A. The injury is not compensable because of the coming and going
rule. B. The injury is not compensable because it did not occur in the school districts's
lot on their property. C. The injury is not compensable because it does not fall within any
, of the recognized exceptions to Labor Code 3600. D. The injury is compensable
because the employment subjected the employee to a special risk. `
D
The injured employee contracts Hepatitis C from a blood transfusion during surgery for
a work related injury. You are responsible for: A. Temporary disability and permanent
disability. B. Nothing, the Hepatitis C is not work related. C. Medical treatment for the
Hepatitis C. D. The compensable consequences of the Hepatitis
D
An employee who does not receive mileage reimbursement for use of his car, while on
an unpaid lunch hour, is injured whileon his way to the bank to cash his paycheck. You
shoud: A. Deny due to a personal errand. B. Deny due to personal errand not related to
work. C. Accept because of the personal comfort doctrine. D. Delay and investigate
B
The employee is receiving salary continuation from the employer in lieu of TD. Is DWC
notice required? A. No, a separate notice is not required. B. Yes a regular DWC notice.
C. Yes, a DWC notice with an explanaton of the salary continuation plan with the initial
notice. D. No but an explanaton od the salary contiuation plan is required.
C
An employee is at home for a workers' compensation injury receiving TD. He contracts
measles from one of his children. What are you liable for? A. Medical and indemnity. B.
Medical treatment for both maladies. C. Medical treatment and indemnity for the
injustrial injury only. D. Medical treatment ffor the measles pursuant to the compensable
consequences doctrine.
C
You are in the process of stipulation to a permanent disability award wth the employee
when you receive a call from a furniture company who says the employee owes them
$2000. You should: A. Pay the furniture company debt from the F&A. B. Don't pay
because the debt is not a valid lien under the Labor Code. C. Refer the furniture
company to the WCAB. D. Tell the furniture company to file a lien with the WCAB.
B
While on scheduled break with the boss and coworkers at their usual place the
employee has an injury. You subsequently receive a call from applicant attorney asking
why havent paid benefits to the employee. You call the employer and the employer says
they did not report it because they did not think it was compensable. A. The employer
should have reported it because the employee reported the claim. B. The employer
should have repoprted it because any injury us compensable. C. The employer should
have reported it because the employee was recieving wages during the break. D. The
employer should have reported it becayse the off premises breaks were customary and
had the approval of the employer.
D
The employer encourages the employees to carpool and provides vans for the
employees. An injury that occurs while commuting is: A. Noncompensable B.
Noncompensable because of the coming and going rule. C. Compensable D.
Compensable as an exception to the coming and going rule.
D
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