Kan. Admin. Regs. § 51-24-4 - Qualifications and duties of a vendor

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.

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Kan. Admin. Regs. § 51-24-4

Authorized by K.S.A. 44-573; implementing K.S.A. 44-510g; effective, T-88-20, July 1, 1987; effective May 1, 1988; amended Nov. 27, 1989; amended March 30, 1992; amended June 21, 2002.