24.29.1725    INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REHABILITATION PLAN

(1) The rehabilitation plan must include

the following information:

(a) plan objectives that summarize the type and duration of the training agreed to by the parties. It should include where the claimant will receive the training and identify any prerequisites and/or contingencies;

(b) the beginning and completion dates of the rehabilitation plan;

(c) a projection of expenditures to be made pursuant to the plan. The plan should include an estimate of the amount of tuition, fees, books, and other reasonable retraining expenses needed to successfully complete the plan. The plan should also include the date the funds are needed and to whom the funds should be paid;

(d) a description of the claimant's responsibilities under the plan. The plan should identify the responsibilities the claimant has agreed to undertake for successful completion of the plan. For example, the claimant agrees to attend classes and maintain a 2.0 grade point average, or the claimant agrees to timely register for classes, etc.;

(e) a description of the insurer's responsibilities under the plan. The plan should identify the responsibilities the insurer has agreed to undertake for successful completion of the plan. For example, the insurer will pay rehabilitation benefits for a period of 70 weeks to begin on a specific date, etc.;

(f) a description of the vocational rehabilitation provider's responsibilities. The plan should identify and list what actions or understandings the provider has agreed to undertake for successful completion of the plan. For example, the provider will continue to monitor the claimant's progress and provide further vocational rehabilitation services necessary to successfully complete the plan, etc.; and

(g) the signatures of both the claimant and the authorized insurer's representative.

History: 39-71-203, MCA; IMP, Title 39, chap. 71, part 10, MCA; NEW, 1998 MAR p. 2872, Eff. 11/1/98.