Under Minnesota Statutes 176.102, vocational rehabilitation is provided to injured workers who meet
certain criteria. Rehabilitation is designed to:
- restore the injured worker to a job related to his or her former employment, or
- return the injured worker to a job in another work area that produces an economic status as
close as possible to what he or she would have enjoyed without a disability.
The current statute gives employers the opportunity to bring injured employees back to work without
formal rehabilitation. However, a rehabilitation consultation can be provided when requested at any
time by any party, and it must be provided under circumstances explained below. The department uses
the Disability Status Report to determine whether a consultation must be provided.
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