Rules of the School Board of Palm Beach County, Florida
Title 6Gx50
Chapter 3. Personnel

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Policy 3.11Medical Examinations During District Employment

  1. Medical exams for employees to continue employment with the District shall be required under the following circumstances:

    1. To the extent required by Federal or State law or other School Board policies, or

    2. If required by the employee’s employment contract with the School Board; or

    3. As warranted at the request of the District or the Third Party Administrator and/or the District’s insurance carrier in connection with an on-the-job injury; or

    4. At the District’s request for a fitness for duty determination; or

    5. If the employee, in the routine performance of his/her job duties, as determined by the District, is potentially exposed to chemical hazards, asbestos or other physical hazards. This may include but not be limited to persons in the following positions: Environmental Managers, Industrial Hygienists, Environmental Specialists, Environmental Technicians, Painters, Pesticide Operators and body shop workers. The medical exams within this sub-paragraph (e) shall be completed within 90 days of employment and annually, thereafter.

    6. For those employees that may be required to wear a respirator during their performance of duties, PBSD Form 1981 Section l shall be completed by the employees supervisor and be carried by the employee to the physician who will complete Section ll as part of the environmental physical. Form PBSD 1594 will have been submitted at the pre-employment physical.

    7. Form PBSD 1980 will be submitted to the physician for the annual physical.

  2. The District may require that an employee undergo a drug test under the conditions set forth in School Board Policies 3.96 or 3.961.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:Fla. Stat. §§ 1001.32(2); 1001.41 (1) & (2); 1001.42 (5) & (25); 1001.43 (11); 1012.23(1)
LAWS IMPLEMENTED:Fla. Stat. §§ 1001.42(5); 1012.23(1); 1012.32
HISTORY:1/20/88; 3/3/2010