| As a means to a person being able to return to substantially |
| gainful activity, rehabilitation services may be provided to |
| any person who is the recipient of a disability retirement |
| benefit under this article and has filed the application under |
| section 17902 for this benefit after the effective date of |
| this section.__Rehabilitation services may be provided to any |
| person who is the recipient of a disability retirement benefit |
| when the executive director determines that rehabilitation is |
| feasible, that rehabilitation is consistent with the purposes |
| of this article, that the recipient is suitable for |
| rehabilitation services and that rehabilitation services are |
| likely to lead to substantially gainful activity.__When |
| appropriate, determination of suitability must include |
| consultation with a medical board pursuant to section 17902, |
| subsection 1, paragraph A to determine any medical indications |
| that the recipient should not engage in a rehabilitation |
| program or to identify a recipient too severely disabled to |
| benefit from rehabilitation services in accordance with the |
| purposes of this article.__Services must be provided by |
| private and public rehabilitation counselors, government |
| agencies and others approved by the executive director as |
| qualified to provide rehabilitation services.__The executive |
| director shall consider a rehabilitation counselor's rate of |
| successfully placing rehabilitated employees in jobs relative |
| to the placement rates of other counselors in the State as |
| fundamental in deciding whether to approve the counselor as |
| qualified.__Nothing in this section affects the ongoing |
| requirement that a person remain disabled in order to continue |
| to receive disability benefits. |
