Missouri Revised Statutes Title XVIII. Labor and Industrial Relations § 287.146. Employee authorized to receive vocational rehabilitation, when--duties of director

(1) Maintain a registry of all qualified rehabilitation providers and rehabilitation practitioners whether public or private, including practitioners directly employed by an insurer, employer or self-insurer that render rehabilitation services to injured workers in this state;

(2) Analyze and report annually the results and cost of rehabilitation assignments;

(3) Review vocational rehabilitation plans and disapprove within fourteen days of receipt, if such plans do not meet criteria set forth in subsections 1 to 5  1 of section 287.148. The director may review plans and supervise the completion of approved plans;

(4) Review the progress of rehabilitation under the applicable plan filed by the rehabilitation practitioner or provider to determine if such plan meets the criteria set forth in subsections 1 to 5  1 of section 287.148 throughout the period the plan is in force;

(5) Appoint vocational rehabilitation monitors to assist in the implementation of subdivisions (3) to (5) of this subsection. A monitor shall have the qualifications as set forth for vocational rehabilitation practitioners and at least two years of experience in the field of workers' compensation disabilities.