Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS 1982 - REG 44

44 .         Vocational rehabilitation services

                The services listed in column 2 of the Table to this regulation and described in column 3 are services the provision of which, if they are for the purpose of enabling the worker to return to work, may be “vocational rehabilitation” as defined in section 5(1) of the Act.

Table

column 1 item	column 2 service	column 3 description
1	support counselling	activities to assist the worker to adjust to the injury and to the worker’s return to work; family counselling related to vocational rehabilitation; progress counselling related to the progress of, and problems with, the worker’s return to work
2	vocational counselling	activities focussed on problems the worker has in selecting and preparing for vocational change
3	purchase of aids and appliances	advising and assisting the worker with the purchase of aids and appliances
4	case management	activities associated with the management of the worker’s return to work, which may include liaising and negotiating with the parties, developing, coordinating and otherwise managing, and reviewing, the service delivery plan, and arranging for interpreter services
5	retraining criteria assistance	assisting a worker to explore eligibility to participate in a specialised retraining program and to prepare information to show that the retraining criteria are satisfied
6	specialised retraining program assistance	services to assist a worker undertake a specialised retraining program
7	training and education	assisting to develop the worker’s skills and knowledge, which may include providing training courses or other aspects of injury management
8	workplace activities	activities involving analysis of work behaviour and analysis and design of job duties
9	placement activities	activities focussed on obtaining a new job for the worker, which may include assistance with the preparation of a resume and preparation for an interview and research and other assistance in finding jobs
10	assessments:
(a)	functional capacity	activities associated with assessing the worker’s functional capacity, which may include preparing a report
(b)	vocational	activities associated with assessing the worker’s vocational and retraining options, which may include preparing a report
(c)	ergonomic	activities associated with assessing how a particular work environment would affect the worker, which may include preparing a report
(d)	job demands	activities associated with identifying and assessing the physical and cognitive demands of a job, which includes preparing a report
(e)	workplace	activities associated with assessing the suitability of various workplace alternatives and other job options, which may include preparing a report
(f)	aids and appliances	activities associated with developing recommendations for aids and appliances to assist the worker, which may include preparing a report
11	travel	travel that is associated with providing vocational rehabilitation
12	medical	discussion with specialists and other medical practitioners about vocational rehabilitation, which may include preparing a report
13	general reports	status reports relating to vocational rehabilitation

        [Regulation 44 inserted in Gazette 28 Oct 2005 p. 4903‑5.]