PART VII RETURN TO WORK AND REHABILITATION — Labour market re-entry assessment and plan

the worker's employer is not co-operating in the early and safe return to work of the worker.

After reviewing the results of a labour market re-entry assessment the commission shall

it is unlikely that the worker will be re-employed by the worker's employer because of the nature of the injury; determine whether a worker requires a labour market re-entry plan in order to enable the worker to re-enter the labour market and reduce or eliminate the loss of earnings that may result from the injury; and the worker and, unless the commission considers it inappropriate to do so, the worker's employer; and

the worker's employer has been unable to arrange work for the worker that is consistent with the worker's functional abilities and that restores the worker's pre-injury earnings; or determine the employment that is suitable for the worker. the worker's health care providers if the commission considers it necessary to do so.

Where the commission determines that a worker requires a labour market re-entry plan, the commission shall arrange for a labour market re-entry plan to be prepared for the worker.

A labour market re-entry plan shall be prepared in consultation with

A labour market re-entry plan shall contain the steps necessary to enable a worker to re-enter the labour market in the employment that is suitable for the worker.

A worker shall co-operate in all aspects of a labour market re-entry assessment or plan provided to the worker.

Th e commission shall pay the expenses related to a labour market re-entry assessment and plan that the commission considers appropriate to enable the worker to re-enter the labour market.

Where a worker was injured prior to January 1, 2002 and has received services under section 89 of the former Act as it read prior to January 1, 2002, the worker shall not be entitled to a labour market re-entry assessment or plan except where the commission considers it appropriate.