If an employee refuses a referral to the Texas Rehabilitation Commission, what is the consequence?

• A. They must attend mandatory counseling.
• B. They continue to receive benefits unaffected.
• C. They lose entitlement to supplemental income benefits.
• D. Their benefits increase.

Answer: (C)

Cooperation with rehabilitation services is required to qualify for Supplemental Income Benefits. Accepting a referral to the Texas Rehabilitation Commission is part of pursuing vocational rehabilitation to help the worker return to work. If the employee refuses that referral, they’re not complying with the rehabilitation plan, and that noncompliance results in loss of entitlement to supplemental income benefits. The other choices don’t fit because refusing the rehab referral isn’t a mandate to attend counseling, nor does it leave benefits unchanged or increase them—the consequence tied to the refusal is the denial of SIB.