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

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

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

Answer: (D)

When a physician who is designated to perform a medical-legal examination or prepare a report does not do so, the proper formal step is to report the situation to the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. The WCAB has the authority to compel compliance from medical evaluators, order the required exam or report, and impose penalties or arrange substitutions if necessary. This enforcement role is what makes the WCAB the correct channel for nonparticipation by a physician in medical-legal procedures. The other options don’t address enforcement. The Fraud Bureau handles suspected fraud, not failure to perform a mandated medical-legal evaluation. Objecting to a report as inadmissible isn’t applicable if no report has been produced. Simply contacting the physician to negotiate may help informally, but it doesn’t provide the formal mechanism to compel compliance or sanction noncompliance.

When a physician who is designated to perform a medical-legal examination or prepare a report does not do so, the proper formal step is to report the situation to the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. The WCAB has the authority to compel compliance from medical evaluators, order the required exam or report, and impose penalties or arrange substitutions if necessary. This enforcement role is what makes the WCAB the correct channel for nonparticipation by a physician in medical-legal procedures.

The other options don’t address enforcement. The Fraud Bureau handles suspected fraud, not failure to perform a mandated medical-legal evaluation. Objecting to a report as inadmissible isn’t applicable if no report has been produced. Simply contacting the physician to negotiate may help informally, but it doesn’t provide the formal mechanism to compel compliance or sanction noncompliance.