Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) Regulations
Title 8, California Code of Regulations
Emergency Regulations approved by OAL on May 14, 2020
Section 36.7 and 46.2 (formerly section 78)
- Final Text of Emergency Regulation 36.7 - Electronic Service
- Final Text of Emergency Regulation 36.7 - Electronic Service - Strikethrough
- Addendum to Finding of Emergency Regulation 36.7
- Final Text of Emergency Regulations 46.2 - Telehealth
- Final Text of Emergency Regulation 46.2 - Telehealth - Strikethrough
- Addendum to Finding of Emergency Regulation 46.2
- Corrected notice of approval of emergency regulatory action
- Notice of approval of emergency regulatory action
History of
Revised emergency regulations submitted to OAL for Review on May 4, 2020.
Section 78
- Revised Emergency Text of Regulation 78 –Telehealth – strikeout version
- Revised Emergency Text of Regulation 78 –Telehealth – clean version
Emergency Regulations For Approval by the Office of Administrative Law (OAL)
To be effective upon filing with the Secretary of State
Notice of Proposed Emergency Action Issued: April 24, 2020
Sections 36.7 & 78
Update: The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) advises that in response to COVID-19, proposed emergency regulations for Qualified Medical Evaluations (QMEs) were posted on the state’s Office of Administrative Law (OAL) website on May 7, 2020.
Pursuant to section 55 of title 1 of the California Code of Regulations, comments may be submitted to OAL and DWC through May 12, 2020.
If you wish to comment on these regulations, please contact Nicole Richardson by email at NRichardson@dir.ca.gov, by fax at 510-286-0687 or by telephone at 510-286-0656; and email OAL’s reference attorney at staff@oal.ca.gov.
- Emergency Text of Regulation - Electronic Service
- Emergency Regulation Finding of Emergency - Electronic Service
- Emergency Text of Regulation - Telehealth
- Emergency Regulation Finding of Emergency - Telehealth Evaluations
The proposed Qualified Medical Evaluator emergency regulation sections 36.7 and 78 will be submitted to OAL on May 4, 2020, so that the regulations will be in place to assist in the continued operation of the Qualified Medical Evaluator program during the COVID-19 crisis. The regulations will not become effective until filing with the Secretary of State after OAL approves them. OAL has up to 10 days to consider the regulations, but may approve them before the 10 days have elapsed. Upon approval and filing with the Secretary of State, the regulation is effective for 180 days. During the initial 180 day period of effectiveness, if the Division anticipates it will need to readopt the emergency regulations for an additional 90 days it will pursue that course of action. For information on the OAL procedure, and to learn how you may comment on the emergency regulation, go the OAL's website at: http://www.oal.ca.gov/.