QME EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL
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An employee on vacation was asked by his supervisor to
take one of the company's clients out to dinner. While
doing so, the employee fell and broke her leg. Given this
situation, which of the following would best characterize
the nature of causation in this case
A. COE - The injury occurred during the course of
employment
B. AOE - The injury arose from employment but did not
occur during the course of employment
C. AOE/COE - The injury arose from employment and
occurred during the course of employment
D. There was no industrial causation because the
employee was on vacation Correct Answer B. AOE - The
injury arose from employment but did not occur during the
course of employment
An employee was injured in a motor vehicle accident while
leaving his job in his car to go home. In this situation
causation would be properly interpreted as follows:
,A. AOE (arose from employment) but not COE (during the
course of employment
B. COE because this was a daily activity in the normal
course of employment
C. There was no industrial causation because a normal
commute to and from work is not considered to be AOE or
COE
D. AOE & COE Correct Answer C. There was no industrial
causation because a normal commute to and from work is
not considered to be AOE or COE
Cases involving work acquired HIV/AIDS involve
confidentiality for the IW that involves:
A. Normal medical confidentiality laws
B. The mandatory use of the QME 121 Form for protection
of records
C. The maintenance of a fictitious name file maintained by
a WCJ
D. A & C Correct Answer D. A & C
A QME or AME must address all disputed issues in a
claim with the exception of:
A. Medical treatment disputes are now done by an IMR
B. Causation disputes
C. Apportionment disputes
D. Impairment rating disputes Correct Answer A. Medical
treatment disputes are now done by an IMR
,Which of the following can a QME or AME not do with
regard to the IW being evaluated?
A. Request reasonable & necessary diagnostic testing
B. Recommend treatment
C. Provide treatment on that day, unless it is a medical
emergency
D. Ask questions regarding the health status of family
members Correct Answer C. Provide treatment on that
day, unless it is a medical emergency
In a situation where a QME has referred the IW out for
imaging diagnostics to a radiology group in which the
QME's brother-in-law is a partner, which of the following
applies?
A. The QME is not required to disclose a financial conflict
of interest because if it does not involve an immediate
family member
B. The QME must only disclose a financial conflict of
interest if he/she receives direct income from the facility
referred to
C. The QME is not required to make any disclosures
unless a complaint is filed by a party to the case
D. The QME must disclose the relationship on a financial
conflict of interest form with the AD before proceeding with
the referral Correct Answer D. The QME must disclose the
relationship on a financial conflict of interest form with the
AD before proceeding with the referral
A QME must retain QME reports for how many years?
, A. 5
B. 7
C. 10
D. For as long as the QME maintains his/her QME status
Correct Answer A. 5
A QME's evaluating a simple and routine low back
sprain/strain for 5 minutes that had resolved with no need
for further treatment, no need for an impairment rating,
there was no apportionment indicated, no need for future
medical care and no need to provide a report was
objected to because of which of the following reasons
A. A resolved injury with no impairment cannot be the
basis for an admissible report
B. The QME spent less than 20 minutes face-to-face time
evaluating the IW with no explanation and did not provide
a report
C. Apportionment must be at issue for a report to meet the
standard of evidence
D. Because the employer/insurance carrier determined
that there was no industrial causation Correct Answer B.
The QME spent less than 20 minutes face-to-face time
evaluating the IW with no explanation and did not provide
a report
Apportionment can only be based on which of the
following?
A. Causation of the permanent disability
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