§ 54.1-3510

Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:”Certified rehabilitation provider” means a person who is certified by the Board as possessing the training, the skills and the experience as a rehabilitation provider to form an opinion by discerning and evaluating, thereby allowing for a sound and reasonable determination or recommendation as to the appropriate employment for a rehabilitation client and who may provide vocational rehabilitation services under subdivision A 3 of § 65.2-603 that involve the exercise of professional judgment.”Professional judgment” includes consideration of the client’s level of disability, functional limitations and capabilities; consideration of client aptitudes, career and technical skills and abilities; education and pre-injury employment; and identification of return-to-work options and service needs which culminate in the determination or recommendation of appropriate employment for the rehabilitation client.

History

1994, c. 558; 1995, c. 343; 1997, c. 839; 2001, c. 483; 2004, c. 10.

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