R-3 (Rehabilitation Plan Amendment)

The R-3 amends the rehabilitation plan on file. When the return-to-work goal changes (the old job disappears, restrictions become permanent), services need to expand (job placement, retraining exploration), or the timeline and budget need adjusting, the QRC documents it on an R-3.

Amendments sound clerical but often mark the claim’s turning points: an R-3 shifting the goal from "same employer" to "new employer" concedes the old job is gone; one adding retraining exploration signals the job search is failing. Signing an R-3 means agreeing to the new plan, so read what the new goal line actually says.

If you disagree with a proposed amendment (or the QRC refuses to propose one you think is needed), that disagreement is a rehabilitation dispute, raised through a Rehabilitation Request for Assistance with DLI.