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CA SIP Exam Test with Right AnswersWhat is the rating for a 30 year old heavy furniture assembler with a soft tissue injury to the
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cervical spine causing a loss of range of motion resulting in an 8% impairment standard? A.
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9% B. 11% C. 15% D. 19% - ANSWER: ➡ B. 11% 15.01.02.02-8%-{5}10-470H-13-11%
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What is the rating for a 40 year old forester with an elbow injury resulting in loss of motion
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and a 50% upper extremity impairment? A. 25% B. 28% C. 31% D. 40% - ANSWER: ➡ C.
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31% 16.03.01.00-30%-{2}34-213E-31-31%
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A 47 year old actor has a chemical burn to an upper extremity producing a cosmetic
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disfigurment resulting in a 5% WPI. What is the rating? A. 0% B. 5% C. 11% D. 13% -
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ANSWER: ➡ D. 13% 08.01.00.00-5%-{2}6-210J-11-13%
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A 27 year old chemist has a chemical burn to the eyes in 2010 producing a 14%whole person
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impairment. What is the rating? A. 14% B. 15% C. 19% D. 21% - ANSWER: ➡ C. 19%
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12.01.00.00-14%-{1}15-212i-21-19%
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A 100% upper extremity impairment is what percentage of a whole person impairment? A.
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20% B. 50% C. 60% D. 75% - ANSWER: ➡ C. 60% (page 1-3 in 2005 PD schedule)
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For an injury in 2005 what is the maximum permissable add-on for subjectives? A. None. B.
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3% C. 5% D. Whatever is called for by the examining physician - ANSWER: ➡ B. 3% (Page 1-
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12 in 2005 PD schedule)
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In 2004 an employee becomes permanent and stationary for a bilateral loss of vision injury.
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How is the disability rated? A. Ratings are based on vision with best practicable correction. B.
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Whichever eye rates highest is used. C. Ratings are based on uncorrected vision. D. The
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standard rating shall be based on disability found under reduction of vision plus 1/2 the
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difference between disabilities 2.4 and 2.3. - ANSWER: ➡ A. Ratings are based on vision
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with best practiable correction
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,Under AMA Guides apportionment is based on? A. Causation B. Medical report of treating
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physician C. Pre-existing disability D. Informal rating - ANSWER: ➡ A. Causation
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What is the rating for immobility of the hip where the arc of motion is 0 - 60 degreeS? A. 10%
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B. 23% C. 30% D. 40% - ANSWER: ➡ B. 23%
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When both instability and thigh atrophy are present what is the rating? A. The rating for the
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instability. B. The rating for thigh atrophy. C. All of the rating for the greatest disability And
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approximately one half of the lesser disability. D. The disability producing the greater rating
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only. - ANSWER: ➡ D. The disability producing the greater rating only.
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A cardiac condition results in preclusion from heavy lifting. What is the scheduled rating? A.
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10% B. 15% C. 20% D.25% - ANSWER: ➡ C. 20%
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In 2004 the employee has an injury to the knee. There is no loss of motion, no instability and
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no thigh atrophy. The employee has to wear a stretch knee brace. What is the standard
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rating? A. 0% B. 7% C. 10% D. 15% - ANSWER: ➡ C. 10%
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An employee's husband comes to where she works and shoots her as a result of a marital
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dispute. The injury is: A. Not compensable because it did not arise out of employment. B. Not
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compensable because it did not occur in the course of employment. C. Compensable because
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ti arose out of the employment. D. Compensablle because it occurred in the course of
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employment. - ANSWER: ➡ A
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An employee whose diabetes is out of control punches out at 3 pm, before leaving the
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company parking lot, he faints and fallls fracturing his elbow. You should: A. Pay for the
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treatment for the fracture and pay for the treatment for the diabetes so that the fracture can
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heal. B. Pay for just the fracture. C. Deny the claim ebcause it occurred after work. D. Deny the
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claim because it is not work related. - ANSWER: ➡ A
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What is the role of the investigator assigned to pursue issues of compensability. A. Determine
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all the facts. B. Determine proof of claim being fraudulent. C. Determine compensability from
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all the facts gathered. D. Determine if benefits are due to the injured worker. - ANSWER: ➡ A
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,An accountant took work home for an annual report. The employee left work at the normally
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appointed hour and was not reimbursed for mileage. The employee was injured in an auto
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accident at an intersection one block from home and his supervisor calls to tell you they
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found paperwork for the end of the year report iin his briefcase in the car. You should: A.
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Accept as an exception to the coming and going rule. B. Delay and investigate. C. Deny. D.
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Close the file. - ANSWER: ➡ A
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An employee is injured at the place of employment when he burns himself in the kitchen
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while cleaning up after a meeting with other employees and his supervisor. The injury would
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have not occurred had the employee not been drinking with other employees during the
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meeting. A. the injury is compensable because the drinking was condoned by the employee's
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supervisor. B. The injury is not compensable because the attendance at the meeting was
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voluntary. C. The injury is compensable because the attendance at the meeting was not
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voluntary. D. The injury is compensable because the consumption of alcohol occurred during
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work hours. - ANSWER: ➡ A
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An employee is in the break room drinking vodka. A conveyor falls seriously injuring him and
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the doctor at the hospital says the employee was intoxicated. You should: A. Accept the claim.
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B. Deny the claim. C. Obtain a copy of the blood alcohol report and deny the claim. D. Deny the
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claim due to intoxication. - ANSWER: ➡ A
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A high school teacher leaves schol after the end of the day. The school, located ina bad
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neighborhood provides parking for her in a district owned lot at the school . The teacher
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pulls out of the school lot onto the city street and approximately two blocks from the school
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while stopped at a red light a man forces his way into her car, assaults her and steas her
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purses. A. The injury is not compensable because of the coming and going rule. B. The injury
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is not compensable because it did not occur in the school districts's lot on their property. C.
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The injury is not compensable because it does not fall within any of the recognized
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exceptions to Labor Code 3600. D. The injury is compensable because the employment
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subjected the employee to a special risk. ` - ANSWER: ➡ D
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The injured employee contracts Hepatitis C from a blood transfusion during surgery for a
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work related injury. You are responsible for: A. Temporary disability and permanent
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disability. B. Nothing, the Hepatitis C is not work related. C. Medical treatment for the
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Hepatitis C. D. The compensable consequences of the Hepatitis - ANSWER: ➡ D
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, An employee who does not receive mileage reimbursement for use of his car, while on an
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unpaid lunch hour, is injured whileon his way to the bank to cash his paycheck. You shoud: A.
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Deny due to a personal errand. B. Deny due to personal errand not related to work. C. Accept
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because of the personal comfort doctrine. D. Delay and investigate - ANSWER: ➡ B
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The employee is receiving salary continuation from the employer in lieu of TD. Is DWC notice
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required? A. No, a separate notice is not required. B. Yes a regular DWC notice. C. Yes, a DWC
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notice with an explanaton of the salary continuation plan with the initial notice. D. No but an
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explanaton od the salary contiuation plan is required. - ANSWER: ➡ C
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An employee is at home for a workers' compensation injury receiving TD. He contracts
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measles from one of his children. What are you liable for? A. Medical and indemnity. B.
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Medical treatment for both maladies. C. Medical treatment and indemnity for the injustrial
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injury only. D. Medical treatment ffor the measles pursuant to the compensable
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consequences doctrine. - ANSWER: ➡ C
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You are in the process of stipulation to a permanent disability award wth the employee when
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you receive a call from a furniture company who says the employee owes them $2000. You
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should: A. Pay the furniture company debt from the F&A. B. Don't pay because the debt is not
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a valid lien under the Labor Code. C. Refer the furniture company to the WCAB. D. Tell the
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furniture company to file a lien with the WCAB. - ANSWER: ➡ B
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While on scheduled break with the boss and coworkers at their usual place the employee has
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an injury. You subsequently receive a call from applicant attorney asking why havent paid
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benefits to the employee. You call the employer and the employer says they did not report it
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because they did not think it was compensable. A. The employer should have reported it
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because the employee reported the claim. B. The employer should have repoprted it because
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any injury us compensable. C. The employer should have reported it because the employee
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was recieving wages during the break. D. The employer should have reported it becayse the
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off premises breaks were customary and had the approval of the employer. - ANSWER: ➡ D
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The employer encourages the employees to carpool and provides vans for the employees. An
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injury that occurs while commuting is: A. Noncompensable B. Noncompensable because of
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the coming and going rule. C. Compensable D. Compensable as an exception to the coming
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and going rule. - ANSWER: ➡ D
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