2006 Utah Code - 34A-8-105 — Reemployment coordinator -- Duties.

     34A-8-105.   Reemployment coordinator -- Duties.
     The commissioner shall appoint a reemployment coordinator to assist in administering this chapter. The coordinator's duties include:
     (1) identifying and verifying, if necessary, the qualifications of all public or private reemployment or rehabilitation providers who render any medical or vocational reemployment or rehabilitation services, including those directly employed by an insurer, employer, or self-insurer;
     (2) designing a study that will produce reliable data from employers, insurance carriers, employees, and rehabilitation providers for cost effective recommendations to carry out the intent of this chapter, the data shall include:
     (a) the success rates of public and private rehabilitation and training programs in assisting in the employment of the injured worker;
     (b) the costs in providing such services; and
     (c) the amount of time it takes to get the injured worker into gainful employment;
     (3) evaluating results to determine whether early identification of potential candidates for retraining results in overall cost reduction and return of the injured worker to gainful employment;
     (4) assuring the contact and coordination of the employer or its workers' compensation insurance carrier and the disabled injured worker to encourage the development of evaluations and reemployment plans for the disabled injured worker so that the completion of the plans can be monitored by the commission;
     (5) recommending procedures to avoid the duplication of services provided by other state agencies or private rehabilitation services, including registering the disabled injured worker with the Employment Development Division in the Department of Workforce Services for reemployment; and
     (6) perform other duties as may be prescribed by the commission.

Amended by Chapter 81, 2005 General Session