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Release Number: 2024-60
Date: July 31, 2024

Division of Workers’ Compensation Posts California Medical-Legal Quality Assurance Checklist

The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted a checklist to help medical practitioners (QMEs, AMEs, IMEs, and PTPs) write consistent and accurate medical-legal reports. Accurate report writing facilitates the prompt provision of appropriate benefits to injured workers.

Topics include practical guidance on all aspects of preparing a medical-legal report, as well as definitions for important terms and concepts.

The California Medical-Legal Quality Assurance Checklist is a tool to help physicians in developing their reports, and is not a required format or template, nor should it be relied upon as legal advice.

Please visit the DWC website to learn more about the checklist and other valuable training options.