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Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (Last Updated: June 14,2023) |
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Title31 Labor |
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SubTitle31-313-1_31-313-2. Rehabilitation of Employees Who Have Suffered Compensable Injuries |
| Sec. 31-313-1. Definitions |
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"Medical treatment" for the purpose of these regulations means any treatment intended to cure or improve the employee's physical or mental condition, including necessary prosthesis, made necessary by a compensable accident. "Rehabilitation" means the restoration to useful activity of injured employees who have reached maximum improvement with medical treatment. These reulations shall not be construed to be a limitation upon the injured employee's right to all reasonable and proper medical treatment. Ordinarily rehabilitation will be used to train injured employees, who are by reason of their injury precluded from returning to their usual occupation, to engage in other gainful occupations. |
| Sec. 31-313-2. Administrative procedures |
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(a) After a compensable injury of the type which causes both the employer-insurer and the employee to agree that rehabilitation training is desirable and further to agree on the type and extent of such training, the employer-insurer may notify the commissioner by letter that it is complying with the provisions of section 31-313 of the general statutes by agreement with the employee. The letter should indicate the type of rehabilitation training being furnished and should further indicate that the employer-insurer is reimbursing the employee for the actual cost of such rehabilitation training up to fifteen dollars per week. (b) If either the employee or the employer-insurer feels that rehabilitative training under this section would be of benefit in returning the injured employee to productive activity, but the parties cannot agree on the issue, either may apply to the commissioner and request a conference. At the time of such request the applying party should indicate the nature and type of rehabilitative training desired, the name of the institution or individual who is suggested as a desirable source of such training and, if possible, an outline of the claimant's qualifications to be a suitable candidate for such training. Upon the receipt of such a request the commissioner shall promptly assign the matter for a conference. If at such conference agreement cannot be reached between the parties, the commissioner shall upon request of any party assign the matter for a formal hearing and at such hearing he shall hear all proper evidence material to the issue. (c) After such hearing the commissioner shall make a finding and award based on the evidence submitted. (d) The law provides that the employee shall receive weekly payments up to fifteen dollars per week to pay for rehabilitation treatments. Any excess in cost over the fifteen dollars a week would be the personal responsibility of the employee. It is suggested that by agreement of the parties the payments for rehabilitative treatments up to the sum of fifteen dollars per week may be made directly to the person or institution furnishing such rehabilitation to the employee on behalf of the employee. If, however, the employee does not wish to agree to this method of payment, the employee shall personally pay for the rehabilitative treatments and each week submit a receipt to the employer-insurer so that he may be reimbursed up to the amount of fifteen dollars. |