Where this sits
- TITLE 8. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DIVISION 1. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS CHAPTER 1. DIVISION OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION-QUALIFIED MEDICAL EVALUATOR
- Article 2. QME Eligibility
The regulation, as printed
(a) Upon receipt of the QME fees and review by the Administrative Director to ensure current compliance with section 139.2 of Labor Code and any other applicable regulations promulgated by the Administrative Director concerning QME eligibility, the Administrative Director shall within 45 days send to the physician a Qualified Medical Evaluator certificate. The QME certificate shall be displayed in a conspicuous manner at the QME's office location at all times during the period the QME is appointed by the Administrative Director to conduct evaluations. (b) It shall be unlawful for any physician who has been terminated or suspended from the QME list or who has failed to pay the required QME fee pursuant to sections 17 and 18 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations to display a Qualified Medical Evaluator certificate.
Authority and history
Note: Authority cited: Sections 133, 139.2 and 5307.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section139.2, Labor Code.
1. Renumbering and amendment of former section 17 to new section 19 filed 4- 14-2000; operative 5-14-2000 (Register 2000, No. 15). 2. Amendment of section and Note filed 1-13-2009; operative 2-17-2009 (Register 2009, No. 3).
No released decision named this rule
Not a comment on the rule — most of Title 8 never reaches a published panel decision, because most of it is followed without argument. The text above is the state's own.
Rules beside this one
Article 2. QME Eligibility — regulations rarely stand alone, and the answer is often two sections away.