(c) Within 60 days after the administrator selects the rehabilitation specialist, the rehabilitation specialist shall

1. (1) develop a stay-at-work plan and provide the plan, in a format prescribed by the director, to the employee, employer, program coordinator, and employee's attending physician; or
2. (2) provide the employee, employer, and administrator with a determination and findings supporting the determination, in a format prescribed by the director, that the rehabilitation specialist is unable to develop a stay-at-work plan.

(g) Within 14 days after the administrator receives a determination under (c)(2) of this section, the administrator shall decide whether the information in the board's case file for the employee's workers' compensation claim supports the rehabilitation specialist's determination and findings. If the administrator decides the case file supports the rehabilitation specialist's determination and findings, the administrator shall, within 10 days after the administrator's decision, notify the employee and employer of the decision and notify the employee that the employee is no longer eligible for stay-at-work benefits and may pursue reemployment benefits in accordance with AS 23.30.041. If the administrator decides the case file does not support the rehabilitation specialist's determination and findings, the administrator shall, within 10 days after the administrator's decision, notify the employee, employer, and rehabilitation specialist of the decision and

1. (1) notify the employee, employer, and rehabilitation specialist what additional information is needed to develop a stay-at-work plan, who must submit the information, and the date by which the information must be submitted; or
2. (2) select a different rehabilitation specialist in accordance with (b) of this section to develop a stay-at-work plan and provide services under the plan.

(l) After the employee has elected to participate in the program, and upon the request of the employer, the administrator shall decide whether the employee has not cooperated in the program. The administrator shall hold a hearing within 30 days after the administrator receives a request from the employer for a hearing. The administrator shall issue a decision within 14 days after the hearing. Within 10 days after the administrator notifies the parties of the decision, either party may seek review of the decision by requesting a hearing under AS 23.30.110. The board shall uphold the decision of the administrator unless evidence is submitted supporting an allegation of abuse of discretion on the part of the administrator. The board shall render a decision within 30 days after completion of the hearing. If the employee is found to have not cooperated with the program, the employer may terminate stay-at-work benefits and disability benefits on the date on which a finding of noncooperation is made under this subsection. Noncooperation means the employee's unreasonable failure to

1. (1) maintain contact with the rehabilitation specialist;
2. (2) cooperate with the rehabilitation specialist in developing a stay-at-work plan;
3. (3) comply with the employee's responsibilities outlined in the stay-at-work plan; or
4. (4) participate in the stay-at-work plan or in a plan activity.

(o) In this section,

1. (1) “administrator” means the reemployment benefits administrator employed under AS 23.30.041(a);
2. (2) “plan” or “stay-at-work plan” means a plan developed by a rehabilitation specialist under this section to return an employee to work for the employer;
3. (3) “program” means the stay-at-work benefits program established in this section;
4. (4) “program coordinator” means the division staff member designated as the coordinator of the program;
5. (5) “rehabilitation specialist” has the meaning given in AS 23.30.041(s);
6. (6) “stay-at-work benefits” means benefits provided under the program.