Vocational rehabilitation

Injured workers may be eligible for vocational rehabilitation services if they need help returning to work because of a work-related injury and their employer is unable to offer suitable gainful employment within their work restrictions.

Vocational rehabilitation services are planned by the injured worker, the employer/insurer and a qualified rehabilitation consultant (QRC).

DLI's Vocational Rehabilitation unit

The Department of Labor and Industry's Vocational Rehabilitation unit (VRU) provides vocational rehabilitation services to injured workers whose claims have been denied by the employer/insurer. Learn more about VRU.

Further resources

• Benefit and provider fee levels effective October 2009



• Qualified rehabilitation consultants (QRCs), QRC firms and registered rehabilitation vendors lists


Contact the Safety and Workers' Compensation Division at (651) 284-5036 or send an
e-mail message to dli.workcomp@state.mn.us to request a copy of the following lists or information:
• Qualified rehabilitation consultants (QRCs)
• QRC firms
• Registered rehabilitation vendors
• Rehabilitation rules
  
  
• Adopted rehabilitation rules:  Rehabilitation rules (5220.0100 to 5220.1900) -- includes the rule amendments effective June 7, 2005
  • Printable PDF created by the Department of Labor and Industry
  
  
  
• Workers' compensation training for rehabilitation providers