New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Lab - Commissioner, Department of Labor
Chapter Lab 500 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS
Part Lab 509 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
Section Lab 509.03 - Reporting Extended Disabilities

(a) Carriers and self-insured employers shall complete and file with the department a Report of Extended Disability, form 74WCA (7/1989) , contained in Appendix II, with copies of the complete medical file and any vocational rehabilitation reports which are available at that time. This report shall be filed as soon as the carrier knows that the employee's disability will extend or has extended for 6 months or more. The department shall review the report and accompanying material.

(b) If the review indicates a need for services, the department shall direct the carrier or self-insured employer to refer the employee to a vocational rehabilitation provider to evaluate the practicability of and need for vocational rehabilitation services and to develop recommendations for the kind of service or training necessary to return the employee to suitable and gainful employment. Such evaluation shall include, but not be limited to, information regarding the employee's prior training, work experience, education, average weekly wage, age, and medical factors.