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Krlarson

Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ca

Hello I took a qme evaluation yesterday.. Typically how long does it take to receive the results?
 


sandyclaus

Senior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ca

Hello I took a qme evaluation yesterday.. Typically how long does it take to receive the results?
From http://www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/medicalunit/faqiw.html

The QME has 30 calendar days from the date of the commencement of the exam to issue the report. There are three reasons a physician may request an extension:

  1. The physician requested you have medical tests and is awaiting results
  2. The physician requested a consultation and is awaiting the consultant's report
  3. The physician has a "good cause" for an extension. A good cause is a medical emergency of the evaluator or the evaluator's family, death in evaluator's family, natural disaster or other community catastrophes that interrupt the operation of the evaluator's office. The computer breaking down or a staff member quitting is not considered good cause. Extensions for good cause may not exceed 15 days from the date the report is required to be served.
The physician may not request an extension because the claims administrator failed to provide your medical records or past medical tests. If the report is going to be late, the physician must file a time frame extension request with the DWC Medical Unit and send a copy to the claims administrator and to you. This must be filed five days before the report is due. (Title 8, California Code of Regulations, section 38)
 

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