$79-159 (CBCE & QME credit only / FREE for ICAC members) $1495 QME Certification (total 25 hrs. Requires Antibias and Case Law)
Zoom Live Interactive Seminar
This 4-8-hour seminar covers the mandatory 8 hours required by the State Board (CBCE)
Thursday, 05/01/25 - (4-8 hours) Zoom: James Musick, DC, QME
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Antibias Training
DWC Medical-Unit requires Quiz for DWC credit
Ethics and Law
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM California Case Law in Workers’ Compensation
Ethics and Law
Break
5:10 PM – 6:10 PM Subsequent Injuries Benefit Trust Fund (SIBTF)
History and Physical Exam
6:10 PM – 7:10 PM Subsequent Injuries Benefit Trust Fund (SIBTF) (Cont.)
Break
7:20 PM – 9:20 PM Impairment Updates from the DWC Medical Unit
History and Physical Exam
IMPORTANT: After 10/1/2025, 8 hrs. per year is required for QME reapplication.
See 8 CCR §55 Reappointment QME CE Programs, item (b)(7)
Zoom Live Interactive Seminar
This 25 OR 44-hour QME seminar also covers mandatory 12 hours required by the State Board (CBCE)
Tuesday 8/12/25 - (9 hours) QME Certification (Zoom): James Musick, DC, QME
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Glossary: Physician’s Guide to Medical Practice in Work Comp
Ethics and Law
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Chapter 1: Physician’s Guide – Worker’s Comp. System (4th ed)
Special Population Care
Break
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM Chapter 2: Worker’s Compensation Organization
Special Population Care
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM Chapter 3: Compensability
History and Physical Examination
Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Chapter 4: Participation in the Worker’s Compensation System
Special Population Care
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Chapter 5: Benefits and Payments to Employees
Special Population Care
Break
3:20 PM – 4:20 PM Chapter 6: The Role of the Duties of a Physician
Ethics and Law
4:20 PM – 5:20 PM Chapter 7: Reports And Timeliness in The System
Ethics and Law
5:20 PM – 6:20 PM Chapter 8: Evidence-Based Guidelines (MTUS)
Principles and Practice
Wednesday 8/13/25 - (9 hours) QME Certification (Zoom): James Musick, DC, QME
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Chapter 9: UR and IMR
Principles and Practice
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Chapter 10: Evaluating Permanent Disability
History and Physical Exam
Break
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM Chapter 11: Duties in the System and Role of the QME
Special Population Care
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM Chapter 12: Writing the Medical Legal Report
Principles and Practice
Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Chapter 13: Pmts to QME's, OMFS, RBRVS, E-billing & IBR
Ethical Billing and Coding
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Chapter 14: Monitoring Compliance with Rules and Enforcement
Ethics and Law
3:20 PM – 4:20 PM Chapter 15: Physician Conduct & Ethics in Med Legal Eval.
Ethics and Law
Break
4:20 PM – 5:20 PM Chapter 16: Information for Office Staff
Principles and Practice
5:20 PM – 6:20 PM Chapter 16: Information for Office Staff (cont.)
Principles and Practice
Thursday 8/14/25 - (8 hours) Basic Worker’s Compensation (Zoom): James Musick, DC, QME
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Introduction: including History of Reforms, Laws, Rules and Regs
Ethics and Law
9:00 AM – 10 00 AM Work Comp. Terminology, Intro. to Rating Disability
Principles and Practice
Break
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM Introduction to Spinal Examinations and Impairment
History and Physical Examination
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM Introduction: Apportionment under Labor Code §§4663 and 4664
Ethics and Law
Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Reporting Obligations of the Physician
Principles and Practice
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Doctor’s First Report (DFR) and Progress Reports (PR-2)
History and Physical Examination
Break
3:20 PM – 4:20 PM Permanent Stationary Reports (PR-3 & PR-4)
History and Physical Exam
4:20 PM – 5:20 PM Chiropractic WC Studies, Court Decisions & Filing Grievances
Ethics and Law
Certificate of Completion: “Fundamentals California Worker’s Compensation System” (8 hours)
Friday 8/15/25 - (9 hours) QME Certification (Zoom): James Musick, DC, QME
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM AMA Introduction: Exam Kit, Evaluation of Spine-Cervical
History and Physical Exam
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Combining Impairment & Duplications
Principles and Practice
Break
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM Conversion of Body Parts to Whole Person Impairment (WPI)
Principles and Practice
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM AMA Evaluation of the Spine-Lumbar
History and Physical Exam
Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM AMA Evaluations of the Upper Extremities (UE)
History and Physical Exam
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM AMA Ratings of the Lower Extremities (LE)
History and Physical Examination
Break
3:20 PM – 4:20 PM Review: Conversion & Combining Intro to Causation
Ethics and Law
4:20 PM – 5:20 PM Apportionment: AMA Guides v. Labor Code §§4663 & 4664
Ethics and Law
5:20 PM – 6:20 PM Physician Compensation under 8 §§CCR 9793 – 9795
Ethical Billing and Coding
Saturday 8/16/25 - (9 hours) QME Certification (Zoom): James Musick, DC, QME
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Electronic Adjudication Management System (EAMS)
Principles and Practice
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Almaraz-Guzman AMA Ratings
History and Physical Examination
Break
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM Antibias Training Introduction, History & Page v Parisotto
Principles and Practice
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM Antibias Training (Cases: Requires test/exam)
Principles and Practice
Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Case Law
Ethics and Law
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Case Law (Continued)
Ethics and Law
Break
3:20 PM – 4:20 PM Report Writing: Overview; using the 8 CCR §46 Model
Principles and Practice
4:20 PM – 5:20 PM Report Writing (Continued)
Principles and Practice
5:20 PM – 6:20 PM Review Take-Home Exam using the AMA Model
Principles and Practice
Certificate of Completion: “Certification in California Workers’ Compensation” (44 hours – QME credit)
Certificate of Attendance: CBCE (maximum zoom allowed per year is 12 hours)
TOTAL CBCE Hours (by Subject Category):
Ethics and Law 12 hours Category A (CBCE)
History and Physical Exam 10 hours Category A (CBCE)
Ethical Billing and Coding 2 hours Category A (CBCE)
Special Population Care 5 hours Category A (CBCE)
Principles of Practice 15 hours Category A (CBCE)
Zoom Live Interactive Seminar
This 8-hour Basic Work-comp seminar covers the mandatory 8 hours required by the State Board (CBCE)
Tuesday 9/23/25 - (8 hours) Basic Worker’s Compensation: James Musick, DC, QME
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Introduction: including History of Reforms, Laws, Rules and Regs
Ethics and Law
9:00 AM – 10 00 AM Work Comp. Terminology, Intro. to Rating Disability
Principles and Practice
Break
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM Introduction to Spinal Examinations and Impairment
History and Physical Examination
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM Introduction: Apportionment under Labor Code §§4663 and 4664
Principles and Practice
Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Reporting Obligations of the Physician
Ethics and Law
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Doctor’s First Report (DFR) and Progress Reports (PR-2)
History and Physical Examination
Break
3:20 PM – 4:20 PM Permanent Stationary Reports (PR-3 & PR-4)
History and Physical Exam
4:20 PM – 5:20 PM Chiropractic WC Studies, Court Decisions & Filing Grievances
Ethics and Law
Certificate of Completion: “Fundamentals California Worker’s Compensation System” (8 hrs)
Certificate may be applied to other CE providers teaching either the 25 or 44 hour QME seminar series as approved by the DWC Medical-Unit [see 8 CCR 14. Doctors of Chiro (b)(2)(A)].
Certificate of Completion: 8 hours license renewal credit by the CBCE as follows:
TOTAL CBCE Hours (by Subject Category):
Ethics and Law 3 hours Category A (CBCE)
History and Physical Exam 3 hours Category A (CBCE)
Ethical Billing and Coding 0 hours Category A (CBCE)
Special Population Care 0 hours Category A (CBCE)
Principles of Practice 2 hours Category A (CBCE)