Becoming a Voc Provider

Becoming a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor in Washington

Applying for your L&I provider number

• Make sure you meet L&I's qualifications for becoming a vocational provider.
• Complete the Vocational Provider Application (F252-088-000).

Applying for a firm L&I provider number

• Make sure the firm meets L&I’s qualifications for becoming a vocational provider.
• Complete the Vocational Provider Application (F252-088-000).

For group practices, each individual who will be counseling injured workers must submit a completed Vocational Provider Application. 

Identifying locations where you will receive referrals

L&I limits vocational providers to receiving State Fund vocational referrals in 3 contiguous service locations. To help you choose the locations for your referrals, refer to the following:

• Vocational Provider Service Locations lists all possible 3 contiguous service locations.
• City Names and Associated Service Locations (477 KB PDF) lists all of Washington's cities and towns with their associated service locations.

If you have changes to your account, notify L&I

The individual provider change form can be used to add supervisor or forensic status, for a name change, to change intern supervisor, to add or delete branches where referrals will be accepted, to suspend or re-initiate referrals, or to terminate a provider number.

The firm provider change form can be used to change billing phone number, change branch address, change tax ID information, to add or delete branches, or to add/delete firm designee.

• Individuals: Individual Vocational Provider Account Change (F252-021-000).

• Firms: Firm Vocational Provider Account Change (F252-022-000).

Additional information

• L&I Vocational Jobs.
• WAC 296-19A-210 (app.leg.wa.gov).
• Vocational Provider Application FAQS