NAC616C.559. Development and extension of program of vocational rehabilitation.

     1. In developing a program of vocational rehabilitation for an industrially injured employee, the insurer shall consider the injured employee’s experience, skills and desires.

     2. A program of vocational rehabilitation must be outlined in writing. The outline for an individual program must:

     (a) Show the amount of money budgeted;

     (b) Contain a justification of the expense; and

     (c) Include a description of:

          (1) The nature and the length of the program;

          (2) The skills that the injured employee will acquire; and

          (3) The dates on which the program will begin and end.

     3. The insurer or a vocational rehabilitation counselor shall explain the planned program of vocational rehabilitation to the injured employee. Before an injured employee may participate in a program of vocational rehabilitation, the insurer and the employee must execute a written agreement that contains the outline for the program. A copy of the agreement must be delivered to the injured employee and his or her rights and duties under the agreement must be explained to him or her.

     4. The injured employee must acknowledge:

     (a) Receipt of a dated copy of the proposed agreement for the program of vocational rehabilitation;

     (b) That the program has been explained to him or her; and

     (c) That he or she agrees to the conditions of the program.

     5. A copy of the written agreement must be sent to the employer of the injured employee.

     6. If the insurer finds that good cause exists for the extension, the injured employee may be provided vocational rehabilitation services after the date on which the program would otherwise end pursuant to the provisions of NRS 616C.560.

     [Industrial Comm’n, No. 14.060, eff. 7-1-73; A 3-26-82; renumbered as 6.060, 6-30-82]—(NAC A by Div. of Industrial Insurance Regulation, 10-26-83; 9-7-88; A by Div. of Industrial Relations, 1-20-94)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 616.082)