Confirmation of Ability to Work Sample Clauses

Confirmation of Ability to Work. In the event of a question by the Employer concerning the employee's ability to work, the Employer may reasonably require that the employee be examined by a physician of the Employer's choosing and at the Employer's expense. If the Employer orders an employee to submit to a psychological fitness for duty examination, the employee shall choose the examining psychologist/psychiatrist from a panel agreed to between the Association and the Employer. The Employer will schedule the appointment(s). If the employee is found not to be fit for duty, the employee may not return to work until he/she is released by his/her personal health care provider or by the original examining doctor. The employee will notify the department of the name of his/her personal health care provider. In the event the employee's personal health care provider or the original examining doctor releases him/her and the Employer has a question concerning the employee's psychological or physical ability to work, the Employer may reasonably require that the employee be scheduled for examination by a doctor from the panel or Employer's doctor, as appropriate, at the Employer's expense. The employee will be placed on paid administrative leave during the period of confirmation following the employee's release by his/her personal health care provider.