Medical Dispute Resolution. An employee shall have the right to appeal the findings of an examination conducted by the Employer's physician relating to his/her fitness to work by submitting findings from a medical doctor of his/her choice at his/her expense. If there is a dispute between the findings of the two (2) physicians, the Employer's doctor and the employee's doctor shall attempt to agree upon a third medical doctor to resolve the dispute. The third medical doctor would submit a report to the Employer and the employee, and the decision of this third doctor will be binding on both parties. In the event the Employer's doctor and the employee's doctor cannot agree on a third doctor, the examination shall be performed at Xxxxx Xxxx Hospital or Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Hospital (Royal Oak) and the results of the examination will be binding on both parties. The costs of examination by an agreed upon third medical doctor or an examination at Xxxxx Xxxx Hospital or Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Hospital shall be shared equally by the Employer and the employee.
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Medical Dispute Resolution. An employee shall have the right to appeal the findings of an examination conducted by the Employer's physician relating to his/her fitness to work by submitting findings from a medical doctor of his/her choice at his/her expense. If there is a dispute between the findings of the two (2) physicians, the Employer's doctor and the employee's doctor shall attempt to agree upon a third medical doctor to resolve the dispute. The third medical doctor would submit a report to the Employer and the employee, and the decision of this third doctor will be binding on both parties. In the event the Employer's doctor and the employee's doctor cannot agree on a third doctor, the examination shall be performed at Xxxxx Xxxx Hospital or Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Hospital (Royal Oak) and the results of the examination will be binding on both parties. The costs of examination by an agreed upon third medical doctor or an examination at Xxxxx Xxxx Hospital or Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Hospital shall be shared equally by the Employer and the employee.. ARTICLE XXIV INSURED BENEFITS
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