HB 1514: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES; CERTIFIED PROVIDERS; AUTOMATIC APPROVAL
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: House
- Latest Version Date: 2026-04-27
Current Status:
Passed
(2026-05-27: Act 046, on 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1146).)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Clarifies the process for selecting a certified provider of vocational rehabilitation services. Requires certified providers to automatically approve vocational rehabilitation services for an injured employee if those services will likely be required for suitable gainful employment and the initial evaluation report finds the injured employee feasible to participate. Requires providers to file an employee's vocational rehabilitation plan no later than one hundred twenty days after submitting an initial evaluation report, unless extended by the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations. Clarifies the process for an employer to object to a vocational rehabilitation plan. (CD1)
Discussed in Hearing
2MINConference Committee
26SECSenate Standing Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection
26SECSenate Standing Committee on Judiciary
3MINSenate Standing Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection
3MINSenate Standing Committee on Labor and Technology
49SECSenate Standing Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection
49SECSenate Standing Committee on Labor and Technology
11MIN