Syllabus -
Course
#1
(6 hours)
Review of QME Regulations
Courses are approved by
the California DWC Medical Unit.
Provider #1240
Read DWC QME CE Requirements
Presented by:
Daniel Buch, BS, DC, QME
Guest:
WCAB Administrative Law Judge, Christopher Miller
1) Course
Description:
Narrated online video presentation of California QME procedures and California
DWC QME regulations. This module consists of three (3) 50 minute video Sections.
A 50 question online quiz is taken at the end of the 3rd Section.
2) Course
Schedule/Outline:
Section 1:
- Covid-19
Emergency Regulations
- QME Selection Process
- SB863 - Implications for QME's
- Independent Bill Review (IBR)
- Represented vs. Unrepresented Applicants
- Panel QME, AME
- The Role of the QME
- Medical legal vs Clinical role
- Medical legal disputes
- Medical legal opinion, reasoning, internal consistency
Section 2:
- QME Scheduling
- Required and Important
Forms
-
Record Review
- Medical
Record Retention
Section 3:
-
2021 MLFS Rundown
-
Important caveats within the 2021 MLFS
-
Report types
-
Depositions
- Ex Parte Communication regulations
3)
Recommended Reading:
Selected sections of the 2016 California DWC Medical Unit Physicians Guide
Selected sections of the California DWC QME Regulations
Selected sections of the California Labor Code
Selected sections of the AMA Guides for the Evaluation of Physical Impairment (5th
Ed)
4)
No expenses of this course are underwritten or subsidized by vendors of any
goods, supplies or services.
5) Interactivity:
Online quiz is interactive, feedback is given to incorrect
answers.
Technical
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Course 1 - Review of QME Regulations
(6 total hours)- $180.00
Satisfies DWC Requirements for:
- 3 hours of Medical-Legal Report Writing
- 1 hour instruction in proper application of the medical-legal fee schedule
- 2 hours of QME adherence to regulatory clerical requirements
