Rule 4123-18-01 | Provision of vocational rehabilitation services.
Managed care organizations (MCOs) provide vocational rehabilitation management to injured workers under the health partnership program (HPP).
(A) The rules of this chapter are applicable to the vocational rehabilitation of injured workers, whether the vocational rehabilitation services are administered by the bureau and managed by an MCO, or administered by a self-insuring employer . Self-insuring employers shall adhere to these rules to ensure that vocational rehabilitation services provided to their injured workers are equal to or greater than the services defined in this chapter.
(B) The bureau will:
(1) Develop policies to implement vocational rehabilitation services.
(2) Assure that injured workers receive appropriate remain at work or return to work vocational rehabilitation services.
(3) Audit the MCOs' vocational rehabilitation management practices and provision of services.
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