Common Contracts

§18527. Rehabilitation

March 20th, 2018

• Filed
  March 20th, 2018

Upon agreement of the chief executive officer and the person, rehabilitation services may be provided to any person who is the recipient of a disability retirement benefit under this article as a means to the person being able to return to substantially gainful activity. As a condition of entering into an agreement to provide rehabilitation services, the chief executive officer must determine that rehabilitation is feasible, that rehabilitation is consistent with the purposes of this article, that the recipient is suitable for rehabilitation services and that rehabilitation services are likely to lead to substantially gainful activity. Services must be provided by private and public rehabilitation counselors, government agencies and others approved by the chief executive officer as qualified to provide rehabilitation services. The chief executive officer shall consider a rehabilitation counselor's rate of successfully placing rehabilitated employees in jobs relative to the placement ra