PARTICIPATION IN A TREATMENT PROGRAM. Employees who may be drug dependent are encouraged to voluntarily seek professional assistance through a treatment program supervised by the Employee Assistance Program. Any self-referral will be kept confidential to the extent provided by the EAP’s policies and procedures. Voluntary assistance should be sought before the drug abuse affects job performance or endangers fellow employees or members of the public. Voluntary requests for assistance after a disciplinary action has commenced will not terminate the disciplinary proceeding but may be considered in determining the penalty. Although rehabilitation is one of the principal mechanisms relied upon to reach the goal of this Program, rehabilitation is considered secondary to the primary goal of ensuring safety. Any supervisory referral will be considered mandatory. Supervisory referrals will be kept confidential to the extent provided in this Program, and in the EAP’s policies and procedures, except that the EAP will submit a written report to the Superintendent when an employee successfully completes the Program, refuses to participate in the Program, or withdraws from the Program before successful completion. Drug screening or testing shall be conducted upon the finding of probable cause. This testing shall be conducted solely for administrative purposes and the results obtained shall not be used in any criminal proceeding. Under no circumstances may results of the drug screening or testing be released to a third party for the use in criminal prosecution against the affected employee. This procedure shall not preclude the Employer from other administrative action, but such actions shall not be solely based upon the test results.
PARTICIPATION IN A TREATMENT PROGRAM. Employees who may be drug dependent are encouraged to voluntarily seek professional assistance through a treatment program supervised by the Employee Assistance Program. Any self-referral will be kept confidential to the extent provided by the EAP’s policies and procedures. Voluntary assistance should be sought before the drug abuse affects job performance or endangers fellow employees or members of the public. Although rehabilitation is one of the principal mechanisms relied upon to reach the goal of this Program, rehabilitation is considered secondary to the primary goal of ensuring safety. Any supervisory referral will be considered a direct order. Supervisory referrals will be kept confidential to the extent provided in this Program, and in the EAP’s policies and procedures, except that the EAP will submit a written report to the Chief when an employee successfully completes the Program, refuses to participate in the Program, or withdraws from the Program before successful completion. APPENDIX A
PARTICIPATION IN A TREATMENT PROGRAM. Employees who may be drug dependent are encouraged to voluntarily seek professional assistance through a treatment program supervised by the Employee Assistance Program. Any self- and procedures. Voluntary assistance should be sought before the drug abuse affects job performance or endangers fellow employees or members of the public. Although rehabilitation is one of the principal mechanisms relied upon to reach the goal of this Program, rehabilitation is considered secondary to the primary goal of ensuring safety. Any supervisory referral will be considered a direct order. Supervisory referrals and procedures, except that the EAP will submit a written report to the Chief when an employee successfully completes the Program, refuses to participate in the Program, or withdraws from the Program before successful completion. Drug screening or testing shall be conducted upon the finding of probable cause. This testing shall be conducted solely for administrative purposes and the results obtained shall not be used in any criminal proceeding. Under no circumstances may results of the drug screening or testing be released to a third party for the use in criminal prosecution against the affected employee. This procedure shall not preclude the employer from other administrative action, but such actions shall not be solely based upon the test results. APPENDIX A (CONTINUED)
PARTICIPATION IN A TREATMENT PROGRAM. Employees who may be drug dependent are encouraged to voluntarily seek professional assistance through a treatment program supervised by the Employee Assistance Program. Any self-referral will be kept confidential to the extent provided by the EAP’s policies and procedures. Voluntary assistance should be sought BEFORE the drug abuse affects job performance or endangers fellow employees or members of the public. Although rehabilitation is one of the principal mechanisms relied upon to reach the goal of this Program, rehabilitation is considered only secondary to the primary goal of ensuring safety. The Chief will, therefore, recommend referral to EAP only when the particular circumstances of an employee’s case indicate that treatment will be both therapeutic, and a reasonable alternative to facilitating the goal of this program. If the Chief or his designee refers an employee to the EAP, such supervisory referral will be considered a direct order. Supervisory referrals will be kept confidential to the extent provided in this Program, and in the EAP’s policies and procedures, except that the EAP will submit a written report to the Chief when an employee successfully completes the EAP, refuses to participate in the EAP, or withdraws from the EAP before successful completion of the program. The township’s EAP is separate and distinct from the Police Department and this Drug Screen Program, and, therefore, any referral or treatment is subject to the EAP’s own policies and procedures. Participation in the EAP will not necessarily preclude disciplinary action with respect to any violations of the law or work rules and regulations.
