Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 (Act No. 130 of 1993)RegulationsRegulations relating to the Rehabilitation, Reintegration, and Return-to-work of Employees who sustained occupational injuries or contracted occupational diseases under the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 199314. The Compensation Fund, Licensee or employer individually liable may require assessments and rehabilitation plans |
| (1) | Before providing clinical, vocational or social rehabilitation to an employee under the Act, the Compensation Fund, Licensee, or employer individually liable, as the case may be, may require the employee to:— |
| (a) | undergo relevant assessment of current functional abilities and limitations for the purposes of rehabilitation; and |
| (b) | cooperate with the Compensation Fund, Licensee, the employer or the employer individually liable in developing and implementing an individual rehabilitation plan. |
| (2) | The individual rehabilitation plan contemplated in sub-regulation (1) (b) shall be approved by the Compensation Fund or Licensee. |
| (3) | The individual rehabilitation plan contemplated in sub-regulation (1) (b) shall be paid for by the Compensation Fund, Licensee or employer individually liable. |
| (4) | The Compensation Fund or the Licensee will authorise the rehabilitation plans in accordance with the relevant Gazettes. |
| (5) | An individual rehabilitation plan made under sub-regulation (1) (b) shall include but not be limited to the following:— |
| (a) | clinical assessments conducted by various healthcare providers; |
| (b) | identifying and implementing the employee treatment requirements for rehabilitation; |
| (c) | vocational rehabilitation assessments and implementation of vocational rehabilitation interventions, assessment and provision of Assistive Devices and Technology as prescribed in the Gazette and in alignment with the healthcare provider’s assessment; and |
| (d) | identifying and monitoring the achievement of the desired treatment outcomes. |
| (6) | The Compensation Fund or Licensee shall provide information to the employee regarding the process to be followed as well as the employee's rights. |
| (7) | An employee who receives rehabilitation benefits shall comply with the terms of an individual rehabilitation plan. |
| (8) | The liability of the Compensation Fund or Licensee for payment for the healthcare service shall be limited to the healthcare services provided in the treatment plan. |