If a physician didn't perform a particular exam or prepare the report you should:

• A. Object to the report as inadmissible
• B. Contact the physician's office and negotiate
• C. Report the physician to the WCAB
• D. Report the physician to the Fraud Bureau

Answer: (A)

The key idea is that medical-legal evidence in California workers’ compensation must come from a physician who actually performed the examination or prepared the report. If the physician did not conduct the exam or did not prepare the report, the document lacks the proper foundation and should be objected to as inadmissible so it cannot be used to decide benefits. The appropriate next step is to seek a proper evaluation from a qualified medical evaluator (such as a QME or AME) and obtain a valid report based on an actual examination. Negotiating with the physician’s office isn’t the remedy for a missing exam, and reporting to the WCAB or a fraud bureau isn’t the correct action for this issue.