8 CCR § 10 — Appointment of QMEs.

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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) Applications for appointment as a QME shall be submitted on the form in section 100 (QME Form 100). The completed application form, and any supporting documentation as required by the application, shall be filed at the Administrative Director's office listed on the form in section 100. Upon his or her approval of each application form and supporting documentation, the Administrative Director shall certify, as eligible to sit for the QME competency examination, those applicants who meet all of the statutory and regulatory eligibility requirements. Any application for appointment may be rejected if it is incomplete, contains false information or does not contain the required supporting documentation listed in section 11. (b) The Administrative Director may deny appointment or reappointment to any physician who has performed a QME evaluation or examination without valid QME certification at the time of examining the injured worker or the time of signing the initial or follow-up evaluation report. An applicant serving a period of probation imposed by the applicant's professional licensing board or agency may be allowed to take the QME examination while on probationary license status. Applications for appointment or reappointment from physicians who are on probationary license status with a California licensing board or agency while the QME application is pending shall be reviewed by the Medical Director on a case-by-case basis consistent with the provisions of Labor Code section 139.2(m). (c) No physician who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor related to his or her practice shall be appointed or reappointed as a QME. An applicant who has been convicted of any other type of felony or misdemeanor may be denied appointment or reappointment. (d) Any physician who, while under investigation or after the service of a statement of issues or accusation for alleged violations of these regulations or the Labor Code, withdraws his or her application for appointment or reappointment, resigns or fails to seek reappointment as a QME, shall be subject to having the disciplinary process reactivated whenever an application for appointment or re-appointment is subsequently filed. In the event any of the alleged violations are found to have occurred, the physician's application for appointment or reappointment may be denied by the Administrative Director. NOTE: Form is available at no charge by downloading from the web at www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/forms.html or by requesting at 1-800-794-6900.

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ImplementsLabor Code § 4060 Labor Code § 4061 Labor Code § 4062 Labor Code § 4062.1 Labor Code § 4062.2

Authority and history

Note: Authority cited: Sections 133, 139.2 and 5307.3, Labor Code; and Section 730, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 139.2, 4060, 4061, 4062, 4062.1 and 4062.2, Labor Code; and Section 730, Business and Professions Code.

1. Relocation of article 2 heading and new section filed 8-1-94; operative 8- 31-94 (Register 94, No. 31). 2. Amendment of section filed 8-23-96; operative 9-22-96 (Register 96, No. 34). 3. Amendment filed 4-14-2000; operative 5-14-2000 (Register 2000, No. 15). 4. Amendment of section and Note filed 1-13-2009; operative 2-17-2009 (Register 2009, No. 3).

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ADJ11934915 · 2026-09-17 · Van Nuys District Office8 CCR § 10
Determinative passage · p.6Plan, effective September 1, 2026, p. 11.) “[S]uch policy may also provide workers’ compensation benefits for the client’s employees.” (Ibid.) Here, the WCA erred in finding no coverage pursuant to the endorsement because the WCA found that applicant was not hired pursuant to the BBSI contract, which in most other cases contained a number of restrictions on employment. However, the WCA overlooked provision 6 in schedule 31, which found all deemed employees of a licensed contractor to be covered, notwithstanding any other provision of the agreement. The parties clearly understood that sometimes, such as the case here, a general contractor may become legally liable as an employer, even when there is no formal hiring of the individual.
The Board applied this regulation regarding insurance policies for employers engaged in employee leasing arrangements to support coverage under the Ace American Insurance policy.
Official decision · page 6 →

Rules beside this one

Article 2. QME Eligibility — regulations rarely stand alone, and the answer is often two sections away.

§ 10.1The Application for Appointment as Qualified Medical Evaluator Form. [Repealed]
§ 10.2The QME Fee Assessment Notice Form.
§ 10.5[Reserved]
§ 11Eligibility Requirements for Initial Appointment as a QME.
§ 11.1Application for QME Competency Examination Form. (Repealed)
§ 11.5Disability Evaluation Report Writing Course.

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Authority and history

What panels did with this rule

Released decisions that named § 10, with the passage each turned on. A panel decision persuades; it does not bind.

ADJ11934915 · 2026-09-17 · Van Nuys District Office8 CCR § 10

Determinative passage · p.6Plan, effective September 1, 2026, p. 11.) “[S]uch policy may also provide workers’ compensation benefits for the client’s employees.” (Ibid.) Here, the WCA erred in finding no coverage pursuant to the endorsement because the WCA found that applicant was not hired pursuant to the BBSI contract, which in most other cases contained a number of restrictions on employment. However, the WCA overlooked provision 6 in schedule 31, which found all deemed employees of a licensed contractor to be covered, notwithstanding any other provision of the agreement. The parties clearly understood that sometimes, such as the case here, a general contractor may become legally liable as an employer, even when there is no formal hiring of the individual.

The Board applied this regulation regarding insurance policies for employers engaged in employee leasing arrangements to support coverage under the Ace American Insurance policy.

Official decision · page 6 →

Rules beside this one

Article 2. QME Eligibility — regulations rarely stand alone, and the answer is often two sections away.

§ 10.1The Application for Appointment as Qualified Medical Evaluator Form. [Repealed]

§ 10.2The QME Fee Assessment Notice Form.

§ 10.5[Reserved]

§ 11Eligibility Requirements for Initial Appointment as a QME.

§ 11.1Application for QME Competency Examination Form. (Repealed)

§ 11.5Disability Evaluation Report Writing Course.

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