Rehabilitation provider registration updates

June 30, 2025

The adopted amendments to Minnesota Rules, Chapter 5220, governing registration of workers’ compensation rehabilitation providers, were published in the June 23, 2025, edition of the State Register (page 1383) and are effective June 30, 2025. The amendments include registration changes for qualified rehabilitation consultant (QRC) interns, QRCs, QRC firms, and rehabilitation vendors.  

More information about the adopted rule amendments, including a copy of the rules, is available on the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry’s (DLI) rulemaking docket webpage. 

Campus updates

Corresponding updates were made in Campus to align with the amended rules. Many of these updates are simply a reiteration of the required information for registration already requested in Campus, with a few key changes.  

 QRC interns

• Updates to initial registration and renewal information include: 

  • An affirmation that the applicant has Minnesota residency or residency within 100 miles by road from the Minnesota border; and 

  • The date of the last DLI rehabilitation provider update session attended (if applicable). 

• Individual application and yearly renewal fees for individual QRC Interns will now be $140 per year. 

 QRCs 

• Updates to initial registration and renewal information include: 

  • An affirmation that the applicant has Minnesota residency or residency within 100 miles by road from the Minnesota border; and  

  • The date of the last DLI rehabilitation provider update session attended. 

• Individual application and yearly renewal fees for individual QRCs will now be $140 per year. 

 QRC firms and rehabilitation vendors 

• Updates to initial registration and renewal information include: 

  • An affirmation that each employee has attended the required DLI rehabilitation provider update session and orientation session as required; 

  • An affirmation that at least one office where the applicant will provide rehabilitation services is located in Minnesota or within 100 miles by road from the Minnesota border; and  

  • An affirmation that staff requirements are met (included in text acknowledgements at the end of the form).  

• Application and yearly renewal fees for QRC firms and rehabilitation vendors will now be $280 per year. 

Please note that this list highlights items that will look different on the registration forms in Campus moving forward, connected to these rule changes. To view all changes to the registration requirements, review the rule amendments in their entirety on the Department’s rulemaking docket webpage.  

Refer to this quick reference guide to review the changes in Campus. The Campus External User Manual will be amended with a full walkthrough of these changes and emailed to stakeholders.  

Questions 

If you have questions, contact the Workers’ Compensation Help Desk at 651-284-5005 (press 3), 800-342-5354 (press 3) or helpdesk.dli@state.mn.us.