# Minn. R. 5220.0120: WAIVER OF CONSULTATION AND REHABILITATION SERVICES

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## Section

- **Citation:** Minn. R. 5220.0120
- **Heading:** WAIVER OF CONSULTATION AND REHABILITATION SERVICES
- **Jurisdiction:** Minnesota
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Minnesota Administrative Rules / DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY / Chapter 5220 / Part 5220.0120

## Text

Subpart 1. Purpose. A rehabilitation waiver is used to defer the initiation of rehabilitation services including the consultation. Subp. 2. Criteria. A request for a rehabilitation waiver must be filed on the disability status report within the time frames specified in part 5220.0110 , subpart 7, item A. A waiver is granted when the employer documents that the otherwise qualified employee will return to the date-of-injury job or other suitable gainful employment with the date-of-injury employer within 90 calendar days after the request for the waiver is filed. The waiver shall not be effective more than 90 calendar days after the waiver is granted. A waiver of consultation and rehabilitation services may not be renewed. Subp. 3. Procedure and documentation. A request for a rehabilitation waiver shall be documented on the disability status report form provided for in part 5220.0110 , subpart 7. Subp. 4. [Repealed, 29 SR 1480] Subp. 5. Commissioner's order. If 90 calendar days have passed since the date of injury and the employee has not returned to work, no rehabilitation consultation has taken place, and no waiver of rehabilitation services has been granted, the commissioner shall order a rehabilitation consultation at the insurer's expense under Minnesota Statutes, section 176.102 , subdivision 4, paragraph (f), to be provided by the vocational rehabilitation unit of the department if appropriate. Subp. 6. Referral for consultation after waiver. If 90 calendar days have passed since the waiver was granted and the employee has not returned to suitable gainful employment, the insurer shall provide a rehabilitation consultation. The insurer shall also provide a rehabilitation consultation if requested by the employee at any time even if a waiver has been granted.

## Nearby sections

- [Minn. R. 5220.0100 DEFINITIONS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_5220_0100.md)
- [Minn. R. 5220.0105 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_5220_0105.md)
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- [Minn. R. 5220.0130 REHABILITATION CONSULTATION](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_5220_0130.md)
- [Minn. R. 5220.0410 REHABILITATION PLAN](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_5220_0410.md)
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- [Minn. R. 5220.0750 RETRAINING](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_5220_0750.md)
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- [Minn. R. 5220.0950 DISPUTES](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_5220_0950.md)
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- [Minn. R. 5220.1100 LEGAL REPRESENTATION](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_5220_1100.md)

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