Labor code 138.4 deals with which of the following?

• A. Appointments of QMEs
• B. Guidelines and time frames for medical evaluation
• C. Duties of Administrative Director under Labor Code 138.4
• D. Jurisdiction of medical evaluators

Answer: (C)

Labor Code 138.4 centers on the duties of the Administrative Director in administering the medical-legal portion of California workers’ compensation. It designates the Administrative Director as responsible for running and supervising how medical-legal evaluations are handled—establishing procedures, policies, and the overall system to ensure the process operates fairly and efficiently. This is about administrative oversight and implementation, not about who appoints qualified medical evaluators, the specific guidelines or time frames for every evaluation, or the jurisdiction of medical evaluators. Those functions are set out in other provisions, while 138.4 specifically outlines the Administrative Director’s role in overseeing the medical-legal framework.