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Second and Third Medical Opinions. The City may, at its expense and discretion and as such a condition for continued coverage or reinstatement, schedule an employee absent under this Article to see a second physician of the City's choosing if it has reason for concern relative to either the employee's treatment program or expected recovery period. In the event that there is a difference of opinion between the Employees treating physician and the City's second opinion physician, the City may, at its expense and discretion and as a condition for continued coverage or reinstatement, schedule the employee for a third medical opinion with a physician mutually agreed upon by the treating and second opinion physicians to resolve any discrepancy between treating and second opinion physicians. The City will rely on the above process in determining the eligibility for continued coverage or reinstatement. An employee who refuses to provide evidence of ongoing treatment, and/or refuses to submit to second and third medical opinion diagnosis and/or to modify the treatment program as determined appropriate through second/third medical opinion process shall not be eligible to continued benefits under the Article and may be subject to disciplinary action. If, after receiving benefits Collective Bargaining Agreement Dover Police Association FY12- FY14 for a medically certified disability absence, an employee returns to work for less than two weeks and becomes disabled again for the same or another disability, benefits will resume on the first day of absence. If an employee returns to work for two, but less than twelve weeks, benefits will not start again until the sixth regularly scheduled workday. In either case, the duration of benefits paid during the previous absence is counted in determining the amount and duration of benefits regardless of whether the absences are due to the same or a different cause.

Second and Third Medical Opinions. The City may, at its expense and discretion and as such a condition for continued coverage or reinstatement, schedule an employee absent under this Article to see a second physician of the City's choosing if it has reason for concern relative to either the employee's treatment program or expected recovery period. In the event that there is a difference of opinion between the Employees treating physician and the City's Collective Bargaining Agreement Dover Police Association FY14 - FY17 second opinion physician, the City may, at its expense and discretion and as a condition for continued coverage or reinstatement, schedule the employee for a third medical opinion with a physician mutually agreed upon by the treating and second opinion physicians to resolve any discrepancy between treating and second opinion physicians. The City will rely on the above process in determining the eligibility for continued coverage or reinstatement. An employee who refuses to provide evidence of ongoing treatment, and/or refuses to submit to second and third medical opinion diagnosis and/or to modify the treatment program as determined appropriate through second/third medical opinion process shall not be eligible to continued benefits under the Article and may be subject to disciplinary action. If, after receiving benefits Collective Bargaining Agreement Dover Police Association FY12- FY14 for a medically certified disability absence, an employee returns to work for less than two weeks and becomes disabled again for the same or another disability, benefits will resume on the first day of absence. If an employee returns to work for two, but less than twelve weeks, benefits will not start again until the sixth regularly scheduled workday. In either case, the duration of benefits paid during the previous absence is counted in determining the amount and duration of benefits regardless of whether the absences are due to the same or a different cause.