Common use of Challenge of Examinations Report Clause in Contracts

Challenge of Examinations Report. In the event the report of the employee's attending or examining physician is challenged by the School Administration or if the Union challenges the report of the School Board doctor's examination, then the procedure shall be as follows: a. The protesting party may elect to require the affected employee to be examined by a physician of the protesting party's choice, at the protesting party's expense. b. If the reports of the two examining physicians are in disagreement or conflict, the respective bargaining committees shall meet and endeavor to reconcile the difference. In the event mutual agreement cannot be reached to equitably and amicably dispose of the dispute, the controversy shall bypass the grievance procedure and, instead the affected employee shall be referred to an independent third physician, an appropriate specialist in the area of controversy. This physician will be mutually agreed to by employee and district within (10) ten working days. The final determination in the matter shall be binding on the parties. The cost shall be equally shared by the Board and Union. All further examinations and/or treatment will be done by the third party specialist. If this third party specialist is unwilling/unable to treat, said physician will make an appropriate referral.