Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 436 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, WORKERS' COMPENSATION DIVISION
Division 120 - VOCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO INJURED WORKERS
Section 436-120-0840 - Professional Standards for Providers and Counselors

Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 436-120-0840

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024

(1) Providers and counselors must:

(a) Determine eligibility and provide assistance in an objective manner not subject to any conditions other than those prescribed in these rules;

(b) Fully inform the worker of the categories and kinds of vocational assistance under OAR 436-120 and re-employment assistance under OAR 436-110;

(c) Document all case activities in legible file notes or reports;

(d) Provide only vocationally relevant information about workers in written and oral reports;

(e) Recommend workers only for suitable employment;

(f) Fully inform the worker of the purpose and results of all testing and evaluations; and

(g) Comply with generally accepted standards of conduct in the vocational rehabilitation profession.

(2) Providers and counselors may not:

(a) Provide evaluations or assistance if there is a conflict of interest or prejudice concerning the worker;

(b) Enter into any relationship with the worker to promote personal gain or the gain of a person or organization in which the provider or counselor has an interest;

(c) Engage in or tolerate sexual harassment of a worker. "Sexual harassment" means deliberate or repeated comments, gestures, or physical contact of a sexual nature;

(d) Violate any applicable state or federal civil rights law;

(e) Commit fraud, misrepresent, or make a serious error or omission in connection with an application for registration or certification;

(f) Commit fraud, misrepresent, or make a serious error or omission in connection with a report or return-to-work plan or the vocational assistance activities or responsibilities of a provider under OAR chapter 436;

(g) Engage in collusion to withhold information, or submit false or misleading information relevant to the determination of eligibility or provision of vocational assistance;

(h) Engage in collusion to violate these rules or other rules of the department, or any policies, guidelines, or procedures issued by the director;

(i) Fail to comply with an order of the director to provide specific vocational assistance, except as provided in ORS 656.313; or

(j) Instruct any individual to make decisions or engage in behavior that is contrary to the requirements of these rules.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 656.340(9) & 656.726(4)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 656.313, 656.340

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