32 Miss. Code. R. § 22-3.23 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION REFERRAL PROGRAM
The Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission (MWCC) has a cooperative agreement with VR whereby selected individuals injured on the job are referred to VR for possible provision of vocational rehabilitation services.
The MWCC Rehabilitation Director will route all Workers Compensation (WC) referrals to VR counselors through the State Coordinator for the Workers' Compensation Referral Programs The WC referral (R-2) form is used for reporting to MWCC and for follow-up purposes. The VR counselor will be responsible for determining, through contact with the claimant, whether the individual could benefit from VR services. Absence of need for medical expense assistance will not be the sole reason for not serving a WC claimant.
MWCC requires a report of the action taken on each claimant within thirty (30) working days from the date of referral. Reports of action are documented on the R-2 by listing the attempts and/or methods of contact with the client and his/her employer, indicating the disposition of the referral by marking the appropriate response (i.e.; Will evaluate for rehabilitation service, No rehabilitation services needed - case closed, or Will accept case and develop program), and documenting rationale for decision. Upon completion of the R-2, a copy will be mailed directly to MWCC. The original will be retained in the case file in the district office. A copy will be forwarded to the State Coordinator for the Workers Compensation Referral Program for his/her records. MWCCs address is:
Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission
Attention: Rehabilitation Director
Post Office Box 5300
Jackson, MS 39296-5300
There will be a free and open exchange of information between the Agency and MWCC. However, when a VR counselor is requesting information from MWCC, the WC claim number must be provided. In cases that were referred by MWCC, this number can be found on the R-2 form.
If an individualized plan for employment (IPE) is developed in a case involving workers compensation, the VR counselor must provide a copy of IPE or amendment to the MWCC Rehabilitation Director. If the IPE includes services that entail use of insurance carrier funds, both the insurance carrier (as identified on the R-2 form) and MWCC must give prior approval.
| Abbreviation/Acronym | Formal Name |
| AACE | Accessible Automated Case Environment |
| ABAS | Adaptive Behavior Assessment System |
| ACB | American Council of the Blind |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| AFB | American Foundation for the Blind |
| AMRC | Addie McBryde Rehabilitation Center for the Blind |
| ARC | Association for the Rights of Citizens with Developmental Disabilities |
| AT | Assistive Technology |
| AW | AbilityWorks |
| BDS | Business Development Services |
| BEP | Business Enterprise Program |
| BIA | Brain Injury Association |
| BSG | Basic Service Grant |
| C/E | Certificate of Eligibility |
| CANAR | Consortia of Administrators for Native American Rehabilitation |
| CAP | Client Assistance Program |
| CCWAVES | Commission on Certification of Work Adjustment and Vocational Evaluation Specialists |
| CDBG | Community Development Block Grant |
| CEU | Continuing Education Unit |
| CLEO | Chief Local Elected Official |
| CMI | Chronic Mental Illness |
| CPM | Certified Public Manager |
| CRC | Certified Rehabilitation Counselor |
| CRP | Community Rehabilitation Program |
| CRS | Case Review Schedule |
| CSAVR | Council of State Administrators for Vocational Rehabilitation |
| CSLR | Counselor |
| CVE | Certified Vocational Evaluator |
| CWIC | Community Work Incentives Coordinator |
| D/B | Deaf-Blind |
| dB | Decibel |
| DD | Developmental Disability |
| DDS | Disability Determination Services |
| DFA | Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration |
| DHS | Mississippi Department of Human Services |
| DM | District Manager |
| DMH | Mississippi Department of Mental Health |
| DOL | U. S. Department of Labor |
| DOT | Dictionary of Occupational Titles or U. S. Department of Transportation |
| DSM-IV | Diagnostic & Statistical Manual - IV |
| DSU | Designated State Unit |
| EC | Employment Coordinator |
| EIN | Employer Identification Number |
| EN | Employment Network |
| FFY | Federal Fiscal Year |
| FM | Facility Manager |
| HRD | Human Resource Development |
| ID | Intellectual Disability |
| IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IEP | Individualized Education Plan |
| IHL | Institutions of Higher Learning |
| ILS | Independent Living Services |
| INS | U.S. Department of Immigration & Naturalization Services |
| IPE | Individualized Plan for Employment |
| JDPS | Job Development and Placement Services |
| JR | Job Readiness |
| JWOD | Javits-Wagner-ODay Act |
| LBO | Legislative Budget Office |
| LEO | Local Elected Official |
| LIFE | Living Independence for Everyone |
| LINCS | Linking Innovative Networks of Community Services |
| LPC | Licensed Professional Counselor |
| LWIA | Local Workforce Investment Area |
| LWIB | Local Workforce Investment Board |
| MAD | Mississippi Association of the Deaf |
| MADE | Mississippi Association of Disability Examiners |
| MAER | Mississippi Association for Education & Rehabilitation of the Blind & Visually Impaired |
| Mississippi Association for Independent Living | |
| MARSS | Mississippi Association of Rehabilitation Support Staff |
| MCL | Maximum Comfort Level |
| MDES | Mississippi Department of Employment Security |
| MDOC | Mississippi Department of Corrections |
| MDOT | Mississippi Department of Transportation |
| MDRS | Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services |
| MHIA | Mississippi Head Injury Association |
| MIB | Mississippi Industries for the Blind |
| MIID | Mississippi Industries for Individuals with Disabilities |
| MMA | Mississippi Manufacturers Association |
| MMPI | Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory |
| M-PIC | Mississippi Partners for Informed Choice |
| MPWA | Mississippi Partnership Workforce Area |
| MRAA | Mississippi Rehabilitation Administration Association |
| MRC | Methodist Rehabilitation Center |
| MRCA | Mississippi Rehabilitation Counseling Association |
| MRID | Mississippi Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf |
| MWCC | Mississippi Workers Compensation Commission |
| MYTI | Mississippi Model Youth Transition Innovation Project |
| NAIL | National Association of Independent Living |
| NAMRC | National Association of Multicultural Rehabilitation Concerns |
| NARL | National Association of Rehabilitation Leadership |
| NARSS | National Association of Rehabilitation Support Staff |
| NFB | National Federation of the Blind |
| NIDRR | National Institute of Disability & Rehabilitation Research |
| NISH | National Institute for the Severely Handicapped |
| NRA | National Rehabilitation Association |
| OD | Right Eye |
| OJT | On-the-job Training |
| OS | Left Eye |
| OSC | One-Stop Center |
| OSDP | Office of Special Disability Programs |
| OSERS | U. S. Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety & Health Association |
| OU | Both Eyes |
| OVR | Office of Vocational Rehabilitation |
| OVRB | Office of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind |
| PAS | Personal Assistance Services |
| PASS | Plan for Achieving Self-Support |
| PES | Post-employment Services |
| PIC | Private Industry Council |
| PPVT | Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test |
| PSED | Post-Secondary Education |
| RAM | Rehabilitation Association of Mississippi |
| RCD | Rehabilitation Counselor for the Deaf |
| RCEA | Rehabilitation Counselors and Educators Association |
| REACH | Realizing that Empowerment through Accomplishment and Confidence Building it is Honorable to be Blind |
| REM | Regional Employment Manager |
| RID | Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf |
| RM | Regional Manager |
| RSA | Rehabilitation Services Administration |
| SAAS | State Automated Accounting System |
| SCI | Spinal Cord Injury |
| SDA | Service Delivery Area |
| SE | Supported Employment |
| SFY | State Fiscal Year |
| SILC | State Independent Living Council |
| SLD | Specific Learning Disability |
| SMI | Serious Mental Illness |
| SOICC | State Occupational Information Coordinating Committee |
| SPB | State Personnel Board |
| SRC | State Rehabilitation Council |
| SRT | Speech Reception Threshold |
| SSA | Social Security Administration |
| SSDI | Social Security Disability Insurance |
| SSI | Supplemental Security Income |
| START | Success through Assistive Rehabilitation Technology |
| SWIB | State Workforce Investment Board |
| TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury |
| TDD | Telecommunication Device for the Deaf |
| TTY | Tele-typewriter for the Deaf |
| TWE | Trial Work Experience |
| UCL | Uncomfortable listening level |
| VA | U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
| VE | Vocational Evaluation |
| VEWAA | Vocational Evaluation & Work Adjustment Association |
| VR | Vocational Rehabilitation |
| VSMS | Vineland Social Maturity Scale |
| VTI | Vocational Training Instructor |
| WAIS | Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale |
| WC | Workers Compensation |
| WEP | Work Experience Program |
| WIA | Workforce Investment Act |
| WIIA | Work Incentives Improvement Act |
| WIPA | Work Incentives Planning and Assistance |
| WISC | Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children |
| WMS | Wechsler Memory Scale |
| WOTC | Work Opportunity Tax Credit |
| WRAT | Wide Range Achievement Test |
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