Alaska Administrative Code
Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development
Part 3 - Workers' Compensation
Chapter 45 - Compensation, Medical Benefits, and Proceedings Before the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board
8 AAC 45.535 - Election of either a job dislocation benefit or a rehabilitation specialist

(a) No later than 30 days after receipt of the administrator's notice under 8 AAC 45.530 of the employee's eligibility for benefits, the employee must file the completed election form with the administrator and serve a copy upon the employer that provides notice of the employee's

(b) If the employer objects to the rehabilitation specialist selected by the employee, the employer must file written notice of that objection with the administrator no later than 10 days after receipt of the written notice of the rehabilitation specialist selected by the employee.

(c) If the employer objects in accordance with (b) of this section to the rehabilitation specialist the employee selected, the administrator shall assign a rehabilitation specialist in accordance with 8 AAC 45.430 and 8 AAC 45.540.

(d) If the employer does not object to the rehabilitation specialist selected by the employee, the administrator shall, no later than 14 days after receipt of the employee's selection form, notify the rehabilitation specialist to begin plan development.