Chapter 1. Industrial Medical Council
Article 2. QME Eligibility

§17. Fee Schedule for QME.

(a) All physicians seeking QME status shall be required to pay to the Industrial Medicine Fund within the Industrial Medical Council, the following fee:

(1) QMEs performing 0-10 comprehensive medical-legal evaluations, $110 during each of the years or any part of a year the physician retains his or her eligibility on the approved QME list.

(2) QMEs performing 11-24 comprehensive medical-legal evaluations, $125 during each of the years or part of a year the physician retains his or her eligibility on the approved QME list.

(3) QMEs performing 25 or more comprehensive medical-legal evaluations, $250 during each of the years or any part of a year the physician retains his or her eligibility on the approved QME list.

(b) Individual QMEs who perform comprehensive medical-legal evaluations at more than one medical office location within the state which is identified by a street address and any other more specific designation such as a suite or room number and which contains the usual and customary equipment for the evaluations and treatment appropriate to the medical specialty or practice shall be required to pay an additional $100 annually per additional office location. This requirement applies to all QMEs regardless of whether the QME is a sole practitioner, or corporation, or partnership pursuant to Corporations Code Chapter 1 (sections 15001-15045) Chapter 2 (sections 15501-15533) and/or Chapter 3 (sections 15611-15723).

(c) The IMC may waive or return the statutory fee in the amount of $110 for the completion of a survey of QMEs to validate the QME competency examination. The term “completion of the survey” means the return of the survey to the testing agency designated by the IMC on or before the date for the return of the survey.

NOTE

Authority cited: Section 139.2, Labor Code. Reference: Sections 139, 139.1 and 139.2, Labor Code.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 4-9-93 as an emergency; operative 4-9-93 (Register 93, No. 15). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 8-9-93 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

2. Editorial correction amending Note (Register 93, No. 17).

3. New section refiled 9-16-93 with amendments as an emergency; operative 9-16-93 (Register 93, No. 38). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-14-94 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

4. Certificate of Compliance as to 9-16-93 order including amendments transmitted to OAL 10-28-93 and filed 12-14-93 (Register 93, No. 51).

5. Renumbering former section 17 to new section 19 filed 4-14-2000; operative 5-14-2000 (Register 2000, No. 15).

6. Renumbering of former section 15 to section 17 filed 4-14-2000 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2000, No. 15).

7. New subsection (c) and amendment of Note filed 2-14-2002 as an emergency; operative 2-14-2002 (Register 2002, No. 7). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-14-2002 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.