A rehabilitation consultation is used to determine whether an employee is a qualified employee for rehabilitation services. An employee must be a qualified employee as defined in part 5220.0100, subpart 22, before a rehabilitation plan is implemented.
If the employee, employer, or commissioner requests a rehabilitation consultation, the insurer shall arrange for a rehabilitation consultation by a qualified rehabilitation consultant to take place within 15 calendar days of the insurer's receipt of the request.
If the insurer requests a waiver of rehabilitation services which is denied by the commissioner under part 5220.0120, the insurer shall arrange for a rehabilitation consultation by a qualified rehabilitation consultant to take place within 15 calendar days of the notification that the waiver request has not been granted.
The rehabilitation consultation shall be held at a location not more than 50 miles from the employee's residence if the employee lives in Minnesota or within 50 miles of a Minnesota state border. If the employee lives beyond this distance, the qualified rehabilitation consultant may conduct the consultation by telephone.
The procedure and documentation for a rehabilitation consultation are contained in items A to E.
Minn. R. agency 151, ch. 5220, REHABILITATION; QUALIFIED REHABILITATION CONSULTANT OR REGISTERED REHABILITATION VENDOR REQUIREMENTS; RULES OF PRACTIC, pt. 5220.0130
Statutory Authority: MS s 176.102; 176.83