| 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? |
| 5. Who chooses the QRC? |
| 6. What determines eligibility? |
| 7. Who develops the rehabilitation plan? If the employee is eligible for rehabilitation services, a written rehabilitation plan is developed by the QRC. The QRC will talk with the worker, the employer, the insurer and the health care provider to develop the plan. The rehabilitation plan lists the vocational goal and the services needed to reach the goal. Only those services listed on the written plan or on later plan amendments can be provided. Rehabilitation services may include direct job-placement based on the worker's available skills, on-the-job training or retraining for a new job. A written rehabilitation plan must be prepared within 30 days of the rehabilitation consultation; the employer/insurer then has 15 days to review the plan. The QRC must file the plan with the department within 45 days of the consultation. |
| 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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