Injured workers have the right to be treated in an ethical manner by those providing
vocational services to them. These rights include being fully informed of services
available to them under the vocational assistance and reemployment rules; being fully
informed of the purpose and results of testing and evaluations, except as limited by
ORS 192.525, and being recommended only for suitable employment.
Authorized vocational assistance providers and certified individuals will comply with
the generally accepted standards for the vocational rehabilitation profession. They
will not violate any applicable state or federal civil rights law; engage in, or tolerate,
sexual harassment of a worker, enter into a relationship with the worker to promote
personal gain or for the gain of a person or organization in which they have an interest.
Neither will the provider or certified individual commit fraud, misrepresent, or make
a serious error or omission, in connection with an application for authorization or
certification; in their reports or return to work plans, or vocational assistance activities
or responsibilities as a vocational assistance provider.
A full description of the professional standards and restrictions for vocational assistance
providers, including collusion, submitting false or misleading information and failure
to comply with an order by the director is described under OAR
436-120-0840.