PJC General Negligence 2024

W ORKERS ’ C OMPENSATION —S UPPLEMENTAL I NCOME B ENEFITS

PJC 24.6

PJC 24.6

Refusal of Vocational Rehabilitation Services—Question

PJC 24.6A Refusal of Vocational Rehabilitation Services— Question—When Claimant Appeals QUESTION ______ Did Paul Payne accept vocational rehabilitation services or cooperate with vocational rehabilitation services provided between [ date ] and [ date ]? Answer “Yes” or “No.” Answer: _______________ PJC 24.6B Refusal of Vocational Rehabilitation Services— Question—When Carrier Appeals QUESTION ______ Did Paul Payne refuse vocational rehabilitation services or refuse to cooper ate with vocational rehabilitation services provided at any time between [ date ] and [ date ]? Answer “Yes” or “No.” Answer: _______________ COMMENT When to use. PJC 24.6 should be used when a party appeals a decision of the Division of Workers’ Compensation of the Texas Department of Insurance (DWC) that the injured worker did or did not refuse the services of or refuse to cooperate with services provided by the Texas Workforce Commission or by a private provider of vocational rehabilitation services. The dates used in PJC 24.6 should reflect the dates of the supplemental income benefits (SIBs) qualifying period in dispute, as determined by the Division’s decision and order. Burden of proof. The burden of proof should be placed appropriately in accor dance with the decision of the appeals panel. See PJC 15.1. Source of questions and instructions. An injured employee, in a vocational rehabilitation program as defined in 28 Tex. Admin. Code § 130.101(8), who refuses vocational rehabilitation services or refuses to cooperate with services provided at any

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