QME EXAM PREP SELF TEST 2 QUESTIONS AND
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Workers' Compensation laws in California originated with the _____ which was
passed in ____
A. Almaraz Act; 1905
B. Boynton Act; 1913
C. Blackledge Act; 1910
D. Guzman Act 1924 - ANSWER B. Boynton Act; 1913
The "Grand Bargain" of the workers compensation system involves employers
agreeing to pay assured and fixed benefits for industrial injuries and workers
agreeing to: a.
A. reduction in pay to cover the cost of workers' compensation insurance.
B. Accept lower industrial safety oversight by the state.
C. Not sue their employer in civil court for an industrial injury.
D. Exempt Importer/Exporter companies from liability for industrial injury. -
ANSWER D. Exempt Importer/Exporter companies from liability for industrial
injury.
The five basic categories of workers' compensation benefits are called:
A. Medical Treatment, Permanent Disability Benefits, Death Benefit, Supplemental
Job Displacement Benefits, Stay-at-Home Stipend.
,B. Therapeutic Costs Voucher, Temporary Disability Benefits, Permanent Disability
Benefits, Death Benefits, Supplemental Job Displacement Benefits.
C. Medical Treatment, Temporary Disability Benefits, Permanent Disability
Benefits, Death Benefits, Supplemental Job Displacement Benefits.
D. Medical Treatment, Temporary Disability Benefits, Permanent Disability
Benefits, Death Benefits, Intermediate Benefits, Supplemental Job Displacement
Benefits. - ANSWER C. Medical Treatment, Temporary Disability Benefits,
Permanent Disability Benefits, Death Benefits, Supplemental Job Displacement
Benefits.
Temporary Disability Benefits are paid at the rate of ____ and are usually limited
by a ____ time cap.
A. 2/3 of average weekly wages; 2 year
B. 90% of average weekly wages; 2 year
C. 2 /3 of yearly earnings; 1 year
D. ½ the Bosco rate; Seven years - ANSWER A. 2/3 of average weekly wages; 2
year
Supplemental Job Displacement Benefits are available where:
A. Vocational Rehabilitation costs are deemed unreasonable.
B. The date of injury is before 1/1/13 and the employer does not offer Return-
to~Work.
C. The injured worker passes the a Job Proficiency Test.
, D. The date of injury is after 1/1/13 and the employer does not offer Return-to-
Work - ANSWER D. The date of injury is after 1/1/13 and the employer does
not offer Return-to-Work
Which report, written by an AME, QME, or AQME, does not involve a face-to-face
evaluation of an Applicant?
A. Initial (aka "Comprehensive")
B. Re-evaluation (aka "Follow-up")
C. Supplemental
D. Deposition - ANSWER C. Supplemental
In the workers' compensation system, "Injury" is defined as:
A. The medical result of an industrial accident
B. Acute incident (but not sustained exposure) that causes disability or need for
medical treatment.
C. Incident or exposure that causes disability or need for medical treatment.
D. The medical result of an industrial accident, except those caused by involuntary
spasm. - ANSWER C. Incident or exposure that causes disability or need for
medical treatment.
Exacerbation of prior injury means _____, while aggravation of prior injury means
_____.
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