Chapter 19 PERSONNEL POLICIES, PROCEDURES, RULES AND REGULATIONS*
Section 19-146 Medical examination.
(a) A city employee or job applicant may, at any time, be required by the department
head to
undergo medical examinations or some form of work capacity assessment by physicians or
specialists chosen by the city's
employee health
medical advisor to determine the employee's
fitness or continued ability to perform the essential functions of the employee's job. The city
medical examination report form shall be used to record the results of the physical examination.
(b) The results of such examinations or assessments shall be kept by the city's
employee
health
medical advisor for use in considering the appropriate treatments, therapies and
accommodations and to determine the employee's continued fitness for work. The results may
also be used by the department head when discussing accommodations with the employee and to
determine the employee's continued fitness for work.
(c) The city's
employee health
medical advisor and
employee health
nurses shall, during their
office hours, be available to all employees for emergency medical consultation and first aid
treatment.
(Ord. No. 14617, § 2, 9-18-95; Ord. No. 17016, § 1, 9-17-01)
Editor's note--Ord. No. 14617 § 2, enacted September 18, 1995, repealed
§ 19-146 and
enacted the new provisions set out above. Former § 19-146 derived from Code 1964 § 22.1110
and Ord. No. 13488 § 1, 10-19-92.
(Ord. 17016, Amended, 09/17/2001, Prior Text)