| Questions |
| 1. What are vocational rehabilitation services? |
| 2. What is a qualified rehabilitation consultant (QRC)? |
| 3. How are vocational rehabilitation services requested? |
| 4. What is the employer's or insurer's response to a rehabilitation
consultation request? When an employee requests a rehabilitation consultation, the employer or insurer responds to the request within 14 days by filing a Disability Status Report form. If the employer or insurer believes a rehabilitation consultation would be helpful, the employer or insurer refers the case to a QRC. If the employer or insurer believes the employee will return to work with the employer without vocational rehabilitation services, the employer may request a waiver of the consultation and of rehabilitation services, using the Disability Status Report form. If the department grants the waiver, the waiver is effective until 180 days after the injury. If the employee disputes there should be a waiver of a rehabilitation consultation, the employee may file a Rehabilitation Request form with the department. |
| 5. Who chooses the QRC? |
| 6. What determines eligibility? |
| 7. Who develops the rehabilitation plan? |
| 8. What are the responsibilities of the injured worker in a vocational rehabilitation program? |
| 9. What should the injured worker expect of the QRC? |
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If you don't see your question answered here or want more information about vocational rehabilitation, send an email message to DLI's Workers' Compensation Division or call the division at (651) 284-5005, toll-free at 1-800-342-5354.
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