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CFR  

Code of Federal Regulations Pertaining to U.S. Department of Labor

Title 20  

Employees' Benefits

 

Chapter VI  

Employment Standards Administration, Department of Labor

 

 

Part 725  

Claims for Benefits Under Part C of Title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, As Amended

 

 

 

Subpart J  

Medical Benefits and Vocational Rehabilitation

20 CFR 725.710 - Objective of vocational rehabilitation.

  • Section Number: 725.710
  • Section Name: Objective of vocational rehabilitation. 
    The objective of vocational rehabilitation is the return of a miner 
who is totally disabled for work in or around a coal mine and who is 
unable to utilize those skills which were employed in the miner's coal 
mine employment to gainful employment commensurate with such miner's 
physical impairment. This objective may be achieved through a program 
of re-evaluation and redirection of the miner's abilities, or 
retraining in another occupation, and selective job placement 
assistance.
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