Psychological/Psychiatric & Substance Abuse Exams. 1. The parties will mutually agree upon a panel of mental health care providers to perform psychological/psychiatric examinations and a separate panel to perform substance abuse examinations. All psychological/psychiatric & substance abuse exams will be conducted solely by panel members. 2. If the employer requires an employee to undergo a psychological/psychiatric or substance abuse examination, the employee may select which panel member will conduct the exam. The employee will notify the Employer of his or her selection within ten (10) working days after receiving a written list of panel members from the Employer. 3. Prior to the psychological/psychiatric or substance abuse exam, the Employer will provide the panel member conducting the exam with: (a) a copy of the notification given to the employee pursuant to section A of this Article, and (b) a copy of the provisions of paragraphs 4, 5, 6, 7and 8 of this section. 4. If the Employer requires an employee to undergo a psychological/psychiatric or substance abuse examination, the employee may be required to provide the panel member conducting the exam with psychological/psychiatric or substance abuse records limited to the matter specified in section A of this article. 5. The panel member conducting the examination and the employee will have the same relationship as if the employee sought health care services directly from the panel member (e.g. psychologist- patient relationship). 6. The panel member conducting the examination will be bound by privilege. 7. All records relating to the examination are the employee’s personal medical, psychological, psychiatric or substance abuse records. The panel member conducting the examination will maintain the employee’s records in accordance with federal and state law governing these records and in accordance with this Agreement. 8. Following an examination, the panel member will forward a report, simultaneously, to the Employer and the employee or employee’s representative, which will be limited to the employee’s duty restrictions, if any, and their anticipated duration.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Psychological/Psychiatric & Substance Abuse Exams. 1. The parties will mutually agree upon a panel of mental health care providers to perform psychological/psychiatric examinations and a separate panel to perform substance abuse examinations. All psychological/psychiatric & substance abuse exams will be conducted solely by panel members.
2. If the employer requires an employee to undergo a psychological/psychiatric or substance abuse examination, the employee may select which panel member will conduct the exam. The employee will notify the Employer of his or her selection within ten (10) working days after receiving a written list of panel members from the Employer.
3. Prior to the psychological/psychiatric or substance abuse exam, the Employer will provide the panel member conducting the exam with:
(a) a. a copy of the notification given to the employee pursuant to section A of this Article, and
(b) b. a copy of the provisions of paragraphs 4, 5, 6, 7and 8 of this section.
4. If the Employer requires an employee to undergo a psychological/psychiatric or substance abuse examination, the employee may be required to provide the panel member conducting the exam with psychological/psychiatric or substance abuse records limited to the matter specified in section A of this article.
5. The panel member conducting the examination and the employee will have the same relationship as if the employee sought health care services directly from the panel member (e.g. psychologist- psychologist-patient relationship).
6. The panel member conducting the examination will be bound by privilege.
7. All records relating to the examination are the employee’s personal medical, psychological, psychiatric or substance abuse records. The panel member conducting the examination will maintain the employee’s records in accordance with federal and state law governing these records and in accordance with this Agreement.
8. Following an examination, the panel member will forward a report, simultaneously, to the Employer and the employee or employee’s representative, which will be limited to the employee’s duty restrictions, if any, and their anticipated duration.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Psychological/Psychiatric & Substance Abuse Exams. 1. The parties will mutually agree upon a panel of mental health care providers to perform psychological/psychiatric examinations and a separate panel to perform substance abuse examinations. All psychological/psychiatric & substance abuse exams will be conducted solely by panel members.
2. If the employer requires an employee to undergo a psychological/psychiatric or substance abuse examination, the employee may select which panel member will conduct the exam. The employee will notify the Employer of his or her selection within ten (10) working days after receiving a written list of panel members from the Employer.
3. Prior to the psychological/psychiatric or substance abuse exam, the Employer will provide the panel member conducting the exam with:
(a) a. a copy of the notification given to the employee pursuant to section A of this Article, and
(b) b. a copy of the provisions of paragraphs 4, 5, 6, 7and 8 of this section.
4. If the Employer requires an employee to undergo a psychological/psychiatric or substance abuse examination, the employee may be required to provide the panel member conducting the exam with psychological/psychiatric or substance abuse records limited to the matter specified in section A of this article.
5. The panel member conducting the examination and the employee will have the same relationship as if the employee sought health care services directly from the panel member (e.g. psychologist- psychologist-patient relationship).
6. The panel member conducting the examination will be bound by privilege.
7. All records relating to the examination are the employee’s personal medical, psychological, psychiatric or substance abuse records. The panel member conducting the examination will maintain the employee’s records in accordance with federal and state law governing these records and in accordance with this Agreement.
8. Following an examination, the panel member will forward a report, simultaneously, to the Employer and the employee or employee’s representative, which will be limited to the employee’s duty restrictions, if any, and their anticipated duration.the
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
