DWC will issue Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Qualified Medical Assessors Rules on March 13, 2023.

DWC will issue Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Qualified Medical Assessors Rules on March 13, 2023.

Sacramento, Calif. (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Department of Workers Compensation (DWC) has issued a Notice of Public Hearing regarding proposed amendments to the Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) rule.

The proposed changes are necessary to bring existing regulations into compliance with labor law amendments and to clarify the powers of the Executive Director regarding the process regarding the appointment and reappointment of QMEs granted by relevant statutory powers. am.

The proposed amendments include:

• Clarifications on Definitions to Comply with Changes Made by Senate Bill 863, Recent Changes to Medical Legal Fee Schedules, and Addition of Electronic Services for Documents
• Provisions on Prohibition of False Applications or Re-applications
• Provisions for Adapting the Amendment Rules with Proper Gender Pronouns
• Revision of the number of hours required to obtain QME certification for osteopathic therapists
• Revised continuing education requirements, including hourly requirements, and added anti-bias training for QMEs
• A provision requiring a QME to comply with all Executive Director rules in order to be reappointed as a QME. There are also new regulations that provide for certain implementations of the existing discretionary powers of the managing director pursuant to Section 139.2 of the Labor Code.
• Clarify the use of probation as a disciplinary measure and allow the Executive Director to appoint Hearing Officers to adjudicate disputes over appointment and reappointment applications
• Administrative changes to QME unavailability rules
• Provision to allow QME reappointment hearings to be heard in other courts in addition to the Administrative Hearing Chamber
• Rules merged into new subdivisions are obsolete
• Elimination of dispute settlement regulations for complementary unemployment benefits.

A public hearing on the proposed rule is scheduled for March 13, 2023 at 10:00 am in the Elihu Harris Building auditorium at 1515 Clay Street, Oakland, CA 94612. Members of the public may also submit written comments on the rules until 11:00. 59 pm that day.

The proposed amendments to the QME Regulations will be implemented under the normal rulemaking process of the Administrative Procedures Act. This process begins with a 45-day public comment period. DWC will consider all public comments and, after the hearing, may amend the proposed rules for consideration during an additional 15-day public comment period.

Rule creation notices, rule text, and first reason explanations can be found on the DWC rule creation web page.

For more information on the rulemaking process, visit the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) website.

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