In workers’ compensation cases, phrase used when an employee meets the requirement that he or she is expected to return to gainful employment after undergoing vocational rehabilitation services.
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Vocational nurse
See: licensed practical nurse (LPN) .
Vocational rehabilitation
1. Process of facilitating an individual in the choice of or return to a suitable profession because of permanent or temporary disability. When necessary, assisting the patient to obtain training for such a career. 2. Preparing an individual regardless of age, status (whether U.S. citizen or immigrant), or physical condition (disability other than end-stage renal disease) to cope emotionally, psychologically, and physically with changing circumstances in life including remaining at school or returning to school, work, or work equivalent (homemaker).
Vocational rehabilitation plan
In a workers’ compensation case, written document that describes the program designed to give assistance in returning the injured workers to the labor market and provides income while a worker completes a course of study such as academic instruction, formal training, on-the-job training, job placement assistance, or self-employment.
voice drug TAR system (VDTS)
A Medi-Cal telecommunication system for processing urgent and initial drug treatment authorization requests (TARs), to inquire about the status of previously entered drug TARs, or to inquire whether a patient is receiving continual care with a drug.
Voice recognition system
See: speech recognition system .
Void
An Insurance contract that is prohibited by law and thus cannot be held to be a valid contract.
Void (Legal Terminology)
A policy no longer enforceable.
Void contract
Insurance agreement that is not a valid agreement.
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UK: Without legal effect. All fraudulent contracts are void. The Gaming Act 1845 rendered all gaming contracts null and void. Insurances without insurable interest are wagering contracts and therefore void.
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A contract obtained by fraud is a void contract.
Void policy
A contract which has no legal effect and is therefore unenforceable in a court of law. For example, an insurance contract where the policyholder does not have an insurable interest.