An IME is a objective medical, dental or psychiatric examination to evaluate the causal relationship between an incident and a disease process to establish the cause and effect relation between the two. High-quality examinations provide unbiased, accurate and medically sound information. Doctors performing IME's must be licensed to practice in: o Medicine & Surgery, o Osteopathic Medicine & Surgery, o Podiatric Medicine & Surgery, o Chiropractic, or o Dentistry. Approved doctors are not obligated to accept examination assignments, nor are doctors guaranteed referrals. Doctors performing IMEs must know about: • The purpose of an IME. • IME provider number. • Qualifications of an approved provider. • Responsibilities during the examination. • Completion of job analysis. • Ongoing treatment for the worker. • Responsibilities regarding testimony. • How complaints are handled. • Rating systems to use. • Information to include in the report. • Fee schedule for IMEs. • IMEs for impairment rating only.