Return to Work Restrictions Quiz

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According to the text, what is the primary concern for the Department when it comes to occupational injuries and illnesses?

Prohibiting strenuous activities

Revising temporary disability evaluation/accommodation

Ensuring employee recovery process (correct)

Establishing protocols for secondary employment permits

What does the Department Manual Section 3/711.68 establish?

Prohibited strenuous activities while on sick, injured on-duty, or temporary total disability status (correct)

Responsibility of employees while on sick or JOD status

Temporary disability evaluation/accommodation

Secondary employment and prohibited activities while on sick, injured on-duty, or temporary total disability status

What is the purpose of the Special Order mentioned in the text?

To establish protocols for secondary employment permits

To revise temporary disability evaluation/accommodation

To ensure the employee's recovery process remains unimpeded (correct)

To prohibit strenuous activities while on sick, injured on-duty, or temporary total disability status

According to the text, who should the employee discuss the proposed activity with?

The sick/IOD coordinator Signup and view all the answers

What document should the employee prepare to detail the proposed activity?

Form 15.07.00 Signup and view all the answers

If the employee's discussions with their Sick/IOD Coordinator were verbal only, what should they provide on the Employee's Report?

A summary of the discussions Signup and view all the answers

Who has the sole authority and discretion to approve or deny a request for participation in strenuous activities while on sick, IOD, or TTD status?

The Disability Management Coordinator Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, when can an employee be retained in a temporary modified duty assignment?

When the employee is able to return to days within the next 60 days Signup and view all the answers

Who determines the need for a continued modified duty assignment for an employee?

The employee's divisional Sick/OD Coordinator Signup and view all the answers

What happens if an employee's temporary accommodation can no longer continue after 180 days?

The employee will be transferred to Personnel Division Signup and view all the answers

Under what circumstances can an employee with work restrictions be returned to their original assigned division?

If there is a position at the original assigned division that can accommodate the restrictions Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, who has the authority to approve temporary modified duty assignments?

The Chief of Police Signup and view all the answers

What is the maximum duration of a temporary modified duty assignment before the employee is referred to the WS for a preliminary determination?

45 calendar days Signup and view all the answers

What happens if sufficient medical information is not available to make a preliminary determination after 45 days?

The employee will be referred to the Return to Work Section (RTWS) Signup and view all the answers

When will the RTWS engage in the interactive process to assess for a permanent accommodation?

Within 90 days after the date of injury Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, when a CO receives a request for a temporary modified duty assignment, what is one of the actions they should take?

Compare the employee’s medical restrictions with available assignments at the Area/division and make every reasonable effort to provide a temporary modified duty assignment Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of denoting an employee as 'LD' for official Department time keeping purposes?

To indicate that the employee is on a temporary modified duty assignment Signup and view all the answers

In what situation should the CO contact the concerned bureau Sick/IOD Coordinator for consideration for temporary modified duty placement within the bureau?

When an employee’s work restrictions cannot be accommodated in their assigned division Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what is the responsibility of employees while on sick or injured on-duty status?

Contact a supervisor in their assigned division on the seventh day Signup and view all the answers

What form should employees have their healthcare provider complete after each visit?

Form Gen. 195 Signup and view all the answers

What is the responsibility of a supervisor or watch commander receiving weekly telephonic notification from an employee on sick or injured on-duty status?

Report the results of each conversation on the Sick or Injury Report, Form 01.30.00, as a sick revisit Signup and view all the answers

What happens to current secondary employment work permits when a Department employee is on sick, injured on-duty, or temporary total disability status for more than seven days?

They shall be immediately suspended Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what is the purpose of Temporary Total Disability (TTD)?

To designate employees who cannot perform any work capacity Signup and view all the answers

What is the consequence for Department employees who engage in secondary employment or an activity that furthers the interests of a business or organization while on sick, LOD, or TTD status without prior approval?

They may be subject to discipline up to or including termination Signup and view all the answers

What is the responsibility of an employee who is on sick, OD, or TTD status in relation to engaging in strenuous physical activity?

They should avoid any strenuous physical activity without prior approval Signup and view all the answers

What is the procedure for obtaining authorization to engage in a proposed strenuous physical activity while on sick, OD, or TTD status?

Obtain an Injury Status Report (ISR) and written documentation from their treating physician Signup and view all the answers