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9 9  
10 10  Staff Management
11 11  
12 +
12 12  Chapter: 13
13 13  
14 14  EAP and Fitness for Duty
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24 24  
25 25  Review Date:
26 26  
27 -03/01/2022
28 +06/17/2014
28 28  
29 29  
30 -Sheriff Nate Brooksby
31 +Sheriff Cory C. Pulsipher
31 31  
32 -Undersheriff Barry Golding
33 +Undersheriff Bart Bailey
33 33  
34 34  
35 -__**TABLE OF CONTENTS**__
36 +**TABLE OF CONTENTS**
36 36  
37 37  AB 13_101 Definitions
38 38  
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43 43  AB 13_104 Fitness for Duty Examination
44 44  
45 45  
46 -**AB 13_101 __DEFINITIONS__**
47 +__**AB 13_101 DEFINITIONS**__
47 47  
48 48  1. WCSO: Washington County Sheriff's Office
49 49  1. PCF: Purgatory Correctional Facility
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51 51  1. FFDE: Fitness for Duty Examination
52 52  1. FMLA: Family Medical Leave Act
53 53  
54 -**AB 13_102 __REFERENCES__**
55 55  
56 +__**AB 13_102 REFERENCES**__
57 +
56 56  1. United States Code: 29 U.S. Code §2613(c).
57 -1. Utah Code Annotated: 76-2-408
59 +1. Washington County Employment Policies and Procedures Manual: VII
58 58  
59 -**AB 13_103 __EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM__**
60 60  
62 +__**AB 13_103 EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM**__
63 +
61 61  1. Policy:
62 -11. Supervisors shall refer employees to the EAP after an event when the employee was actively involved in a critical incident as defined under UCA 76-2-408(f).
65 +11. Supervisors shall refer employees to the EAP after an event when the employee was actively involved in:
66 +111. A shooting;
67 +111. An event resulting in the death of another.
63 63  11. Supervisors may refer employees to the EAP at anytime. Situations or events which may prompt an EAP referral include, but are not limited to:
64 64  111. Emotional stress;
65 65  111. Divorce;
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73 73  1. Rationale:
74 74  11. A written referral communicates the WCSO's attempt to encourage and support the employee in resolving problems.
75 75  
76 -**AB 13_104 __FITNESS FOR DUTY EXAMINATION__**
77 77  
82 +__**AB 13_104 FITNESS FOR DUTY EXAMINATION**__
83 +
78 78  1. Policy:
79 -11. With cause, the Sheriff may require any employee to participate in an FFDE for reasons including, but not limited to:
85 +11. With cause, the Sheriff may require any employee to participate in a FFDE for reasons including, but not limited to:
80 80  111. A serious medical event; or
81 81  111. An abnormal observed and documented behavior.
82 82  11. An employee shall not be required to submit to a FFDE without the Sheriff's approval.
83 -11. The FFDE shall be conducted by a certified physician or psychologist, depending on the reason for the examination.
84 -11. Employees should be required to submit to a FFDE when actively involved in a critical incident as defined under UCA 76-2-408(f).
89 +11. FFDE shall be conducted by a certified physician or psychologist, depending on the reason for the examination.
90 +11. Employees should be required to submit to a FFDE when actively involved in a shooting.
85 85  11. The reason for a required FFDE shall be documented in the employee's personnel file. The employee shall be given a copy of this documentation.
86 86  11. In relation to a required FFDE, the employee should be considered “on the clock” and should be paid for time spent and should be provided means for transportation (i.e., a vehicle, an escort, or monetary reimbursement for transportation expenses).
87 87  11. An employee who has been certified by a physician or psychologist to return to work, shall not be required to participate in an additional FFDE unless the employee's post-leave behavior or a new event justifies it.