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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 558<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1995, chapter 343<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 839<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 483<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 10<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":55659,"section_number":"54.1-3505","catch_line":"Specific powers and duties of the Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3505\/"},{"id":82651,"section_number":"65.2-603","catch_line":"Duty to furnish medical attention, etc., and vocational rehabilitation; effect of refusal of employee to accept","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-603\/"},{"id":70150,"section_number":"65.2-604","catch_line":"Furnishing copy of medical report","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-604\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":82651,"section_number":"65.2-603","catch_line":"Duty to furnish medical attention, etc., and vocational rehabilitation; effect of refusal of employee to accept","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-603\/"}],"permalink":{"id":243939,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66104,"identifier":"54.1-3510","token":"54.1\/III\/35\/2\/54.1-3510","url":"\/54.1-3510\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3510\/","token":"54.1\/III\/35\/2\/54.1-3510","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3510","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Certified rehabilitation provider<\/span>” means a person who is certified by the Board<\/span> as possessing the training, the skills and the experience as a rehabilitation provider to form an opinion<\/span> by discerning and evaluating, thereby allowing for a sound and reasonable determination or recommendation as to the appropriate employment for a rehabilitation client and who may provide vocational rehabilitation services under subdivision A 3 of \u00a7 65.2-603<\/a> that involve the exercise of professional judgment<\/span>.\n\t\t“Professional judgment<\/span>” includes consideration of the client’s level of disability, functional limitations and capabilities; consideration of client aptitudes, career and technical skills and abilities; education and pre-injury employment; and identification of return-to-work options and service needs which culminate in the determination or recommendation of appropriate employment for the rehabilitation client.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 54.1-3510)\n\nAs used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Certified rehabilitation provider” means a person who is\ncertified by the Board as possessing the training, the skills and the experience\nas a rehabilitation provider to form an opinion by discerning and evaluating,\nthereby allowing for a sound and reasonable determination or recommendation as\nto the appropriate employment for a rehabilitation client and who may provide\nvocational rehabilitation services under subdivision A 3 of \u00a7 65.2-603 that\ninvolve the exercise of professional judgment.\n\t\t“Professional judgment” includes consideration of the\nclient’s level of disability, functional limitations and capabilities;\nconsideration of client aptitudes, career and technical skills and abilities;\neducation and pre-injury employment; and identification of return-to-work\noptions and service needs which culminate in the determination or recommendation\nof appropriate employment for the rehabilitation client.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 558; 1995, c. 343; 1997, c. 839; 2001, c. 483; 2004, c. 10.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}