QME Certification + Recertification - California Chiropractic Association

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Ready to Become a QME or Renew Your License?

MDs, DOs, and DCs—This Is Your Opportunity!

Take the next step in your career and become a Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME), or earn your relicensing hours, all in one weekend at the Disneyland Hotel.

Thanks to CalChiro advocacy, the required in-person classwork is now just 13 hours face-to-face and 12 hours online—down from 44 hours. Complete your education in a single weekend and bring your family along for some Disneyland magic.

Why join us?

90% pass rate—most attendees succeed on their first attempt
Initial QME evaluation pays $2,015 plus $3 per page over 200 pages
Learn to write stronger forensic reports
Enhance your credentials in the workers’ comp field
Practice at the top of your scope & work with physicians of all types
Help patients get the benefits they deserve

Need recertification hours?
Current QMEs can earn up to 12 hours with this course.

Bring your family, invest in your career, and enjoy a weekend at Disneyland—register now!

DWC QME Process:

The deadline for filing the exam applications is August 20, 2025. No applications will be accepted after this postmarked date. Please note that incomplete applications will be returned. The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is now accepting applications for the Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) examination for October 2025. The examination will be held from October 4 until October 10, 2025.

DWC will offer in-person computer-based testing (CBT) for the October 2025 QME examination using Pearson VUE. CPS HR consulting, the vendor managing the QME Exam, will notify interested candidates of the registration and scheduling process.

The test sites will be announced on the Registration Notices.

See more information HERE.

Under guidelines established by the Division of Workers’ Compensation for Continuing Education (CE), this program has been authorized for 25 total hours of CE. This course includes 9 hours of Certification in California Workers Compensation Evaluation, and 16 hours of disability evaluation report-writing, including 2 hours of anti-bias training and 2 hours of case law review. This combination of courses meets the requirements of the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC), in accordance with Labor Code section 139.2(d) (3) and Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, section 55, 11 (4) and 14.