What is vocational rehabilitation?
Vocational Rehabilitation is a process whereby a worker who cannot return to his former job as a result of an injury on the job is assisted in re-entering the workforce. A specialist in vocational rehabilitation provides services to the injured worker to enable them to return to work. Services may include testing, job placement, vocational counseling, on the job training and retraining.
Vocational rehabilitation is a workers’ compensation benefit that helps injured workers return to work. You qualify for vocational rehabilitation if you can no longer do your old job, and your employer does not offer you another. If you qualify, a plan to return you to work will usually be developed by a vocational counselor, with assistance from you and your claims administrator, the person who is handling your claim for your employer or your employer’s insurance company. California law limits the amount of money for rehabilitation services.
Vocational Rehabilitation, as defined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is the process of facilitating an individual in the choice of or return to a suitable vocation (occupation). When necessary, assisting the patient to obtain training for such a vocation. Vocational rehabilitation can also mean to preparing an individual regardless of age, status or physical condition to cope emotionally, psychologically, and physically with changing circumstances in life, including remaining at school or returning to school, work, or work equivalent. More Information About Vocational Rehabilitation For more information about Vocational Rehabilitation, visit The Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation Website at http://www.rsc.ohio.gov/VR_Services/BVR/bvr.
