CCMC CCMC - Commission for Case Manager Occupational Health and Disability Management Questions and Answers 3

Question 1

Which federal law requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees with disabilities unless doing so causes undue hardship?

Accepted Answer

Title I of the ADA

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FMLA

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ERISA

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COBRA

Question 2

An employer requests medical information about an employee's condition to facilitate a workplace accommodation. Under the ADA, what limitation applies?

Accepted Answer

Employers may only request information related to the functional limitations requiring accommodation, not a diagnosis

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Employers may request any medical records they want

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Employers must receive full medical records before granting any accommodation

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Employees must disclose their diagnosis to receive ADA protections

Question 3

In integrated disability management (IDM), which approach combines workers' compensation, short-term disability, FMLA, and ADA compliance into a single coordinated program?

Accepted Answer

Absence and disability management integration

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Managed care carve-out

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Retrospective utilization review

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Employee assistance program (EAP) only

Question 4

Which psychological barrier is MOST commonly identified in occupational health case management as prolonging disability beyond the expected medical recovery period?

Accepted Answer

Fear-avoidance beliefs and perceived inability to return to work

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Malingering in all cases

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Lack of employer accommodations exclusively

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Inadequate surgical intervention

Question 5

Which workers' compensation system feature requires an injured worker to be evaluated by an employer-selected physician before or instead of their own physician?

Accepted Answer

Employer-directed medical care (panel physician)

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Independent medical examination (IME)

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Second surgical opinion

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Peer review

Question 6

A case manager documents that an injured worker's psychological distress is significantly slowing physical recovery. Which biopsychosocial model concept does this BEST illustrate?

Accepted Answer

The interaction between psychological, social, and biological factors in health outcomes

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Biological determinism

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Pure malingering

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Insurance fraud