Section 8 AAC 45.435 - Review of rehabilitation specialists(a) An administrator shall review a rehabilitation specialist's work at least once each calendar year. (b) If the administrator determines that the work completed by a rehabilitation specialist during the review period does not meet the standards of 8 AAC 45.440(a)(1) or (2)(A) or (B), the administrator shall identify the deficiencies in the rehabilitation specialist's work in writing to the rehabilitation specialist. The administrator shall schedule a meeting to discuss the concerns in the letter with the rehabilitation specialist. (c) After a meeting as set out in (b) of this section, the administrator may (1) put the rehabilitation specialist on a probationary rotation as set out under 8 AAC 45.420(d); (2) put the rehabilitation specialist on a plan of correction as set out under 8 AAC 45.440(b); or (3) take no further action. (d) If a rehabilitation specialist is placed on probationary rotation under (b) of this section and the rehabilitation specialist's work does not improve after two cases or 90 days, whichever comes first, the administrator shall propose disqualification under 8 AAC 45.440.Eff. 7/1/88, Register 107; am 7/20/97, Register 143; am 3/13/2004, Register 169; am 4/16/2010, Register 194; am 11/29/2023, Register 248, January 2024Authority:AS 23.30.005
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