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DWC Qualified medical evaluator (QME) process
Qualified medical evaluators
(QMEs) are qualified physicians who are certified by the Division of Workers’
Compensation - Medical Unit to examine injured workers to evaluate disability
and write medical-legal reports. The reports are used to determine an injured
worker’s eligibility for workers’ compensation benefits. QMEs include
medical doctors, doctors of osteopathy, doctors of chiropractic, dentists, optometrists,
podiatrists, psychologists and acupuncturists.
Injured worker information
Insurer information
Medical provider information
Injured worker information
- Frequently asked questions
- DWC
fact sheets and guides for injured workers
- QME database
- Discipline Unit
Insurer informations
- Frequently asked questions
- DWC fact sheets and guides for injured workers
- Evaluation protocols - for injuries rated under 1997 permanent disability rating schedule and prior
- QME database
- Discipline Unit
Medical provider information
- Frequently asked questions
- Qualifications to become a qualified medical evaluation
- Physician guide
- Continuing education
- Evaluation protocols - for injuries rated with the 1997 permanent disability rating schedule or latest
- QME database
- Discipline Unit
October 2008