THE CLOCK TICKS FOR THE MISSED APPOINTMENT FEE

The moment you take an phone call from one of the parties requesting a QME appointment, the parties begin behind the scenes trying to settle the case.  If the case settles early, then there is no need for the QME evaluation to take place at all.  Thus, there is a good chance that your appointment, once you get it on the books, may cancel at any time in the weeks and days leading up to you scheduled appointment.  For that reason, we suggest that you refrain and restrain from beginning work on the file until 6 days prior to the scheduled appointment time.  In Today's IBR decision, one QME had to learn this lesson the HARD way.