Common use of Employee Medical Examinations Clause in Contracts

Employee Medical Examinations. 15.01 Each newly hired employee, at the employee’s expense, shall give satisfactory evidence of his/her physical and mental health to the Board prior to commencing employment. The Board may require each new employee to successfully complete a medical examination by a nurse employed by the Board and/or by a physician selected by the Board or its designee and all such examinations shall be at the Board’s expense. 15.02 All new employees, at the employee’s expense, will be required to submit satisfactory evidence of a negative tuberculin test and/or negative chest x-ray prior to commencing employment. 15.03 The Board or its designee reserves the right to require an employee to submit to a medical examination by a licensed physician of his/her choice and, if determined necessary by the Board, by a licensed physician chosen by the employee from a list of five (5) Board designated licensed physicians, both examinations paid for by the Board, to determine the employee’s ability to perform the duties of the employee’s job prior to approving or placing any employee on any unpaid leave of absence under Section 11.10 of this Agreement or any paid sick leave under Section 11.03 of this Agreement. The Board shall have the right to require any employee to submit to a medical examination, by a licensed physician of his/her choice prior to the employee’s return to work from any unpaid medical leave of absence under Section 11.10 of this Agreement or any paid sick leave under Section 11.03 of this Agreement. The physician(s) conducting the examination(s) will only supply their recommendations and not the specific reasons concerning the ability to perform the duties of the job to the Superintendent, the Board and the employee. Should a dispute occur concerning the Board’s decision to approve or place an employee on an unpaid medical leave of absence or paid sick leave, the recommendations of the physician(s) can be disclosed to the Board’s and Association’s representatives and the referee and courts who are involved in resolving the dispute as provided by and in accordance with Ohio Revised Code Sections 3319.13 and 3319.16. 15.04 Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to waive the physician-patient privilege provided by the Ohio Revised Code.