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DIVISION 4. WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE [3200 - 6002] · PART 1. SCOPE AND OPERATION [3200 - 4418] · CHAPTER 7. Medical Examinations [4050 - 4068] · ARTICLE 2. Determination of Medical Issues [4060 - 4068]
(a) Whenever a comprehensive medical evaluation is required to resolve any dispute arising out of an injury or a claimed injury occurring on or after January 1, 2005, and the employee is represented by an attorney, the evaluation shall be obtained only as provided in this section. (b) No earlier than the first working day that is at least 10 days after the date of mailing of a request for a medical evaluation pursuant to Section 4060 or the first working day that is at least 10 days after the date of mailing of an objection pursuant to Sections 4061 or 4062, either party may request the assignment of a three-member panel of qualified medical evaluators to conduct a comprehensive medical evaluation. The party submitting the request shall designate the specialty of the medical evaluator, the specialty of the medical evaluator requested by the other party if it has been made known to the party submitting the request, and the specialty of the treating physician. The party submitting the request form shall serve a copy of the request form on the other party. (c) Within 10 days of assignment of the panel by the administrative director, each party may strike one name from the panel. The remaining qualified medical evaluator shall serve as the medical evaluator. If a party fails to exercise the right to strike a name from the panel within 10 days of assignment of the panel by the administrative director, the other party may select any physician who remains on the panel to serve as the medical evaluator. The administrative director may prescribe the form, the manner, or both, by which the parties shall conduct the selection process. (d) The represented employee shall be responsible for arranging the appointment for the examination, but upon his or her failure to inform the employer of the appointment within 10 days after the medical evaluator has been selected, the employer may arrange the appointment and notify the employee of the arrangements. The employee shall not unreasonably refuse to participate in the evaluation. (e) If an employee has received a comprehensive medical-legal evaluation under this section, and he or she later ceases to be represented, he or she shall not be entitled to an additional evaluation. (f) The parties may agree to an agreed medical evaluator at any time, except as to issues subject to the independent medical review process established pursuant to Section 4610.5. A panel shall not be requested pursuant to subdivision (b) on any issue that has been agreed to be submitted to or has been submitted to an agreed medical evaluator unless the agreement has been canceled by mutual written consent.
How panels applied this section
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- ADJ20938147 · 2026-04-30 · Pomona District Office§ 4062.2
Determinative passage · p.5Turning now to the merits of the Petition, section 4060 provides guidance as to the QME panel process in cases wherein compensability is disputed and applicant is represented. It provides in relevant part that:
Defendant's QME panel request was premature because it used an incorrect date, violating the timing requirements of these statutes.
Official decision · page 5 → - ADJ17842228 · 2026-03-03 · Los Angeles District Office§ 4062.2
Determinative passage · p.1Defendant seeks reconsideration of the "Opinion and Orders Granting Petition for Reconsideration and Decision After Reconsideration" (Decision) issued on January 12, 2026, by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. The Appeals Board found, in pertinent part, that applicant was entitled to a replacement medical evaluator because defendant engaged in ex parte communication with the agreed medical evaluator (AME) by failing to serve its communication on the Official Address Record.
Applied to deny defendant's petition for reconsideration regarding ex parte communication with AME.
Official decision · page 1 → - ADJ21492524 · 2026-02-17 · Anaheim District Office§ 4062.2
Determinative passage · p.8As stated by the WCJ in his Opinion, "[b]ased upon Labor Code 4062.2(b) the earliest the request could have been made was 10/29/25, therefore the request was prematurely made, untimely, not properly served and invalid." (Opinion on Decision, at pp. 1-2.)
Panel 7875837 was stricken as untimely; subsequent requests' validity could not be determined due to inadequate record.
Official decision · page 8 → - ADJ16089982 · 2026-02-13 · Santa Ana District Office§ 4062.2
Determinative passage · p.11Accordingly, we concur with the WCJ's determination that the reports of Michael Einbund, M.D., Rosabel Young, M.D., Michael Wells, M.D., and Koruon Daldalyan, M.D., are admissible in proceedings before the WCAB, and may further be submitted for review by the appropriately selected panel QMEs in this matter. We express no opinion as to the evidentiary weight the reports should be accorded, either by the QMEs selected by the parties pursuant to current section 4060 and 4062.2, or by the WCJ.
The panel found that applicant's self-procured reports were obtained prior to the parties' selection of QMEs under current law and were not solely for rebuttal, thus admissible.
Official decision · page 11 → - ADJ20798821 · 2026-02-06 · Santa Ana District Office§ 4062.2
Determinative passage · p.8To obtain a QME panel in a represented case, section 4062.2 provides, in relevant part:
The panel request was evaluated for compliance with statutory requirements for QME panel requests under Labor Code section 4060 and 4062.2.
Official decision · page 8 → - ADJ13002614 · 2026-01-05 · San Francisco District Office§ 4062.2
Determinative passage · p.1Applicant seeks reconsideration, or in the alternative, removal of the Findings and Order (F&O) issued on October 1, 2025, wherein the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) found, in relevant part, that while employed by defendant on January 11, 2020 as a rental leasing consultant, applicant sustained an injury arising out of and in the course of employment (AOE/COE) to the cervical spine, lumbar spine, bilateral shoulders, bilateral wrists (carpal tunnel syndrome), and psyche. The WCJ further held that panel 3448334 is valid; applicant's December 9, 2024 selection of Hosein Tahami, D.O. as the psyche panel Qualified Medical Evaluator (PQME) from said panel was premature; the parties April 3, 2024 agreement to continue use of Jeffrey Gould, M.D. as the psyche PQME was in effect until its termination on December 6, 2024; and the time frame during which the parties were to commence the striking process for panel number 3448334 was October 1, 2025--the date of service of the F&O.
The striking period started anew on December 6, 2024, triggering the timing rules for selecting a replacement QME.
Official decision · page 1 → - ADJ18724961 · 2025-11-03 · Bakersfield District Office§ 4062.2
Determinative passage · p.7IV We turn briefly to the substance of the party's arguments based on the pleadings. Defendant argues that pursuant to Navarro, supra, 79 Cal.Comp.Cases 418, they are entitled to a new panel when a new claim form is filed after the initial AME evaluation. Section 4062.2 dictates how an evaluator will be selected to a resolve any dispute arising out of an injury or a claimed injury. At the outset, the parties opted to forego use of the panel system outlined in section 4062.2(b) opting to utilize the AME process outlined in section 4062.2(f). This section provides: (f) The parties may agree to an agreed medical evaluator at any time, except as to issues subject to the independent medical review process established pursuant to Section 4610.5. A panel shall not be requested pursuant to subdivision (b) on any issue that has been agreed to be submitted to or has been submitted to an agreed medical evaluator unless the agreement has been canceled by mutual written consent. (emphasis added)
The WCJ applied this standard to find waiver, but the WCAB found the record inadequate and remanded.
Official decision · page 7 → - ADJ19757339 · 2025-10-07 · Marina Del Rey District Office§ 4062.2
Determinative passage · p.4Accordingly, we grant removal and as our Decision After Removal, we rescind the March 11, 2025 F&O and substitute a new finding that pursuant to Labor Code section 4062.2, a strike of a QME may be exercised by timely notifying opposing counsel of the strike.
The Board held that pursuant to Labor Code section 4062.2, a strike of a QME may be exercised by timely notifying opposing counsel of the strike, without formal service requirements.
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The rules written under this section
A statute says what is owed; Title 8 says by when, on what form, and what happens if the deadline passes. These name § 4062.2as what they implement.
- 8 CCR § 1Definitions.
- 8 CCR § 10Appointment of QMEs.
- 8 CCR § 11.5Disability Evaluation Report Writing Course.
- 8 CCR § 20Time Periods.
- 8 CCR § 29Specified Financial Interests That May Affect Assignment to QME Panels.
- 8 CCR § 30QME Panel Requests.
- 8 CCR § 30.5Specialist Designation.
- 8 CCR § 31QME Panel Selection.
- 8 CCR § 31.1QME Panel Selection Disputes in Represented Cases.
- 8 CCR § 31.2QME Office Locations. [Repealed]repealed
- 8 CCR § 31.3Scheduling Appointment with Panel QME.
- 8 CCR § 31.5QME Replacement Requests.
- 8 CCR § 31.7Obtaining Additional QME Panel in a Different Specialty.
- 8 CCR § 32Consultations.
- 8 CCR § 32.6Additional QME Evaluations Ordered by the Appeals Board.
- 8 CCR § 33Unavailability of QME.
- 8 CCR § 34Appointment Notification and Cancellation.
- 8 CCR § 35Exchange of Information and Ex Parte Communications.
- 8 CCR § 35.5Compliance by AMEs and QMEs with Administrative Director Evaluation and Reporting Guidelines.
- 8 CCR § 36Service of Comprehensive Medical-Legal Evaluation Reports by Medical Evaluators Including Reports Under Labor Code Section 4061.
- 8 CCR § 36.5Service of Comprehensive Medical/Legal Report in Claims of Injury to the Psyche.
- 8 CCR § 36.7Electronic Service of Medical-Legal Reports by Medical Evaluators.
- 8 CCR § 38Medical Evaluation Time Frames; Extensions for QMEs and AMEs.
- 8 CCR § 39.5Retention of Records by QMEs.
- 8 CCR § 40Disclosure Requirements: Injured Workers.
- 8 CCR § 41Ethical Requirements.
- 8 CCR § 41.6Procedures After Notice of Conflict of Interest and Waivers of Conflicts of Interest of an Evaluator.
- 8 CCR § 43Method of Measurement of Psychiatric Disability.
- 8 CCR § 44Method of Evaluation of Pulmonary Disability.
- 8 CCR § 45Method of Evaluation of Cardiac Disability.
- 8 CCR § 46Method of Evaluation of Neuromusculoskeletal Disability.
- 8 CCR § 49Definitions.
- 8 CCR § 49.2Neuromusculoskeletal evaluation.
- 8 CCR § 49.4Cardiovascular evaluation.
- 8 CCR § 49.6Pulmonary evaluation.
- 8 CCR § 49.8Psychiatric evaluation.
- 8 CCR § 49.9Other evaluation.
- 8 CCR § 55Reappointment: Continuing Education Programs. For Applications Received Before April 1, 2026.
- 8 CCR § 55.1Reappointment: Continuing Education Programs.
- 8 CCR § 62Probation.
- 8 CCR § 100The Application for Appointment as Qualified Medical Evaluator Form.
- 8 CCR § 104The Reappointment Application as Qualified Medical Evaluator Form.
- 8 CCR § 105The Request for Qualified Medical Evaluator Panel - Unrepresented Form.
- 8 CCR § 106The Request for Qualified Medical Evaluator Panel - Represented Form.
- 8 CCR § 107The Qualified Medical Evaluator Panel Selection Form.
- 8 CCR § 108The Qualified Medical Evaluator Panel Selection Instruction Form.
- 8 CCR § 109The Qualified Medical Evaluator Notice of Unavailability Form.
- 8 CCR § 110The Appointment Notification Form.
- 8 CCR § 111The Qualified or Agreed Medical Evaluator Findings Summary Form.
- 8 CCR § 112The QME/AME Time Frame Extension Request Form.
- 8 CCR § 113Notice of Denial of Request for Time Extension Form.
- 8 CCR § 116Notice of Late QME/AME Report-No Extension Requested Form.
- 8 CCR § 117Qualified Medical Evaluator Course Evaluation Form.
- 8 CCR § 118Application for Accreditation or Re-Accreditation As Education Provider.
- 8 CCR § 119Faculty Disclosure of Commercial Interest.
- 8 CCR § 120Voluntary Directive for Alternate Service of Medical-Legal Evaluation Report on Disputed Injury to Psyche.
- 8 CCR § 121Declaration Regarding Protection of Mental Health Record.
- 8 CCR § 122AME or QME Declaration of Service of Medical-Legal Report.
- 8 CCR § 10150.1Signature Disputes and the Signatures of Consultants.
- 8 CCR § 10150.3Disability Evaluation Unit File Retention.
- 8 CCR § 10150.4Misfiled or Misdirected Documents.
- 8 CCR § 10160Summary Rating Determinations, Comprehensive Medical Evaluation of Unrepresented Employee.
- 8 CCR § 10160.1Summary Rating Determinations, Report of Primary Treating Physician for Unrepresented Employee.
- 8 CCR § 10160.5Summary Rating Determinations, Represented Employees.
- 8 CCR § 10161Forms.
- 8 CCR § 10161.1Reproduction of Forms.
- 8 CCR § 10163Apportionment Referral.
- 8 CCR § 10165.5Notice of Options Following Disability Rating (DEU Form 110).
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About California Labor Code § 4062.2
What is California Labor Code § 4062.2?
Labor Code § 4062.2 sits in ARTICLE 2. Determination of Medical Issues [4060 - 4068]. The statute on this page begins: (a) Whenever a comprehensive medical evaluation is required to resolve any dispute arising out of an injury or a claimed injury occurring. The official display is on LegInfo; this is a reprint.
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