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Senate advances S173 to streamline vocational rehabilitation referrals for injured workers
Summary
S173 would remove an initial screening step so workers out of work 90 days or more can be referred directly to certified vocational-rehabilitation counselors, create a working group with a report due in mid-2026, and make related changes to workers’ compensation forms; the Senate ordered third reading after the committee report.
The Senate received a committee report on S173 and ordered the bill to third reading. The bill focuses on vocational rehabilitation in the workers’ compensation system: it eliminates an initial screening step performed by non-specialists so injured workers out of work for more than 90 days may be referred directly to certified vocational rehabilitation…
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