Jerome Joint School District No. 261

PERSONNEL 5600

Staff Health

Medical Examinations

Through its overall safety program and various policies pertaining to school personnel, the District shall promote

the safety of employees during working hours and assist them in the maintenance of good health. It shall

encourage all its employees to maintain optimum health through the practice of good health habits.

Under the circumstances defined below, the District may require physical examinations of its employees. Results

of such physical examinations shall be maintained in separate medical files and not in the employee's personnel

file and may be released only as permitted by law.

Physical Examinations

If the work is of a physically demanding nature, subsequent to a conditional offer of employment and prior to a

commencement of work, the District may require an applicant to have a medical examination and to meet any

other health requirements that may be imposed by the State. The District may condition an offer of employment

on the results of such examination, if all entering employees in the applicable job category are subject to such

examination. If approved by personnel services, a thirty‐(30)‐day grace period beginning from the date of

employment may be allowed for the employee to obtain the required medical examination.

All bus drivers, including full‐time, regular part‐time or temporary part‐time drivers, shall be required to have a

satisfactory medical examination prior to employment.

In addition, District may require a physical examination to protect the district against malingering and false claims

of illness. Fees for physical examinations required by the district, other than those physical examinations required

as a condition of employment, will be borne by the district.

Contagious or Infectious Diseases

If a staff person has a contagious or infectious disease and has knowledge that a person with compromised or

suppressed immunity attends the school, the staff person must notify the school nurse or other responsible

person designated by the District that he has a contagious or infectious disease which could be life threatening to

an immune compromised person. The school nurse or other designated person must determine, after

consultation with and on the advice of public health, if the immune compromised person needs appropriate

accommodation to protect their health and safety.

An employee with a contagious or infectious disease shall not report to work during the period of time in which

the employee is infectious. An employee afflicted with a contagious or infectious disease capable of being readily

transmitted in the school setting (e.g., airborne transmission of tuberculosis) shall be encouraged to report the

existence of the illness in case there are precautions that must be taken to protect the health of others. The

District reserves the right to require a statement from the employee’s primary care provider prior to the

employee's return to work.

Confidentiality

In all instances, District personnel shall respect the individual’s right to privacy and treat any medical diagnosis as

confidential information. Any information obtained regarding the medical condition or history of any employee

shall be collected and maintained on separate forms and in separate medical files and be treated as confidential

information. Only those individuals with a legitimate need to know (i.e., those persons with a direct responsibility

for the care of or for determining work place accommodation for the staff person) will be provided with necessary

medical information.

Supervisors and managers may be informed of the necessary restrictions on the work or duties of the employee

and necessary accommodations. First aid and safety personnel may be informed, when appropriate, if the

disability might require emergency treatment.

Legal Reference: 29 U.S.C. 794, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

29 CFR, Section 1630.14(c)(1)(2)(3)

41 U.S.C. 12101, et seq. Americans with Disabilities Act

Policy History:

Adopted on: 03/25/08

Revised on: