「Labor Occupational Accident Insurance and Protection Act”: “In order to reinstate and reinforce the working capabilities of occupational accident workers, employers or occupational accident workers may file applications with professional, functional rehabilitation institutions approved by the central competent authority to help them prepare a return to work program, organize work analysis and functional capacity evaluation for occupational accident workers and to functional rehabilitation services such as reinforcement training for their physical and mental functions.” When the treatment of occupational accident workers has reached a certain level, businesses, in order to formulate a return to work program, may apply to “approved occupational rehabilitation institutions” or “approved medical institutions” to ask professional service personnel to help them devise an effective “return to work” plan.

The professional service personnel will apply job analysis and functional capacity assessments to understand the current physiological and psychological conditions of occupational accident workers, as well as their job requirements. This is to determine whether they can effectively perform their duties and avoid endangering their health and safety and that of others, while also considering potential future work details. In addition, if there is a significant discrepancy between the current working capacity of occupational accident workers and the skills required for their jobs, professional service personnel offer diverse occupational rehabilitation services including reinforcement training to enhance their physical and mental functions, thereby assisting occupational accident workers meet the minimum requirements of their target jobs.

Workers are reminded that if they require assistance with the return to work program, they may contact approved occupational rehabilitation or medical institutions. If occupational accident workers are still unable to return to their original work for some reason, they can be referred to occupational accident worker individual case management service professionals for assistance. With the goal of return to work, professional service personnel will perform comprehensive evaluations to determine whether occupational accident workers are ready to return to work, as well as identify necessary service resources to help facilitate the returning to work process.