Haw. Code R. § 12-14-10 - Vocational rehabilitation plan, revision, or modification considered approved if no action is taken by the director on objections

(a) The employer may file an objection to a proposed plan, revision, or modification with the director, copying the employee and the vocational rehabilitation counselor within ten calendar days from the postmark date of the plan, revision, or modification. The front page of the objection shall be clearly identified as a "VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PLAN OBJECTION" in capital letters in no less than ten point type and may include a copy of the envelope showing postmark date. The objections shall specify a rationale as to why the plan, revision, or modification should not be approved.

(b) If no objection to a plan, revision, or modification is filed with the director by the deadline specified in subsection (a), the plan, revision, or modification shall be approved and the employer may not request further reconsideration under section 12-14-48.

(c) If an objection to a plan, revision, or modification is filed with the director and the director takes no action to approve or deny the plan, revision, or modification within twenty one calendar days from the file date of the plan, revision, or modification, the parties shall consider the plan, revision, or modification approved by the director.

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Haw. Code R. § 12-14-10

[Eff. 1/1/81; am 4/12/93; am 11/08/99; am 12/17/01] (Auth: HRS § 386-72) (Imp: HRS § 386-25)