                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 54.1-3510)

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:
		&#8220;Certified rehabilitation provider&#8221; means a person who is
certified by the Board as possessing the training, the skills and the experience
as a rehabilitation provider to form an opinion 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 § 65.2-603 that
involve the exercise of professional judgment.
		&#8220;Professional judgment&#8221; includes consideration of the
client&#8217;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.

HISTORY: 1994, c. 558; 1995, c. 343; 1997, c. 839; 2001, c. 483; 2004, c. 10.