Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 51 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR-DIVISION OF WORKERS COMPENSATION › Article 24 - REHABILITATION › Section 51-24-4 - Qualifications and duties of a vendor

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
For vocational rehabilitation cases under the Kansas workers
				compensation act, each person, firm, or corporation proposing to qualify as a
				vendor shall file an application with the director. The application shall be
				updated if changes occur that could affect the standing of the applicant to
				become or remain qualified. Each application shall include the following:
(a) A statement that the person, firm, or corporation will
				maintain an office in the state of Kansas or in the metropolitan Kansas City
				area capable of responding to written or telephone inquiries regarding cases
				referred to that vendor;
(b) the addresses and telephone numbers of the offices within
				and without the state of Kansas from which vocational rehabilitation services
				will be performed for cases under the Kansas workers compensation act;
(c) a listing of each person employed to perform services as a
				medical manager, counselor, evaluator, or job placement specialist for cases
				referred to that vendor and an indication of each person's discipline;
(d) a statement that the person, firm, or corporation will
				employ or contract with one or more persons qualified to perform work as a
				medical manager, counselor, evaluator, or job placement specialist as necessary
				to carry out the purpose of the referral;
(e) a statement that the person, firm, or corporation will be
				responsible for the appropriateness and timeliness of service delivery by each
				medical manager, counselor, evaluator, and job placement specialist employed or
				under contract to carry out the purpose of the referral;
(f) a statement indicating whether the person, firm, or
				corporation wants to be included in the list of vendors qualified and
				requesting to receive referrals from employers or the director;
(g) a statement that the person, firm, or corporation will
				report, in a form prescribed by the director, to the vocational rehabilitation
				administrator each referral received from an employer or insurance carrier and
				the date of the referral;
(h) a statement that the person, firm, or corporation will
				report upon the status of each evaluation 30 days after the referral and report
				upon the status of the evaluation and plan on each occasion upon which changes
				occur that affect the evaluation or plan. These reports shall be in a form
				prescribed by the director;
(i) a statement that the person, firm, or corporation will
				provide copies of all vocational assessments, plans, and progress reports to
				all parties involved, including attorneys for the claimant and respondent if it
				is a litigated case;
(j) a statement that the person, firm, or corporation will
				provide objective and impartial assessments of the injured worker's need for
				rehabilitation services;
(k) a statement that the person, firm, or corporation
				acknowledges that the authorization by the director to provide vocational
				rehabilitation services pursuant to the Kansas workers compensation act and
				regulations may be suspended or revoked for failure to comply with regulations
				adopted by the director; and
(l) a statement that the person, firm, or corporation will
				adhere to the fee schedule pursuant to K.S.A. 44-510i, and amendments thereto.