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LIGHT DUTY A-255 FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE JAIL DIVISION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TITLE: TEMPORARY LIGHT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS NO: A-255 FILE: LIGHT DUTY EFFECTIVE DATE: 10-17-05 REVISED: AUTHORITY: Sheriff J. Zanoni APPROVED BY: Captain M. Leonardo REFERENCE: Memorandum of Understanding between Unit 2 and the County of Fresno (Addendum). PURPOSE: The purpose of this policy is to provide a procedure for the evaluation and approval relative to Temporary Light Duty Assignments. POLICY: It is the policy of the Fresno County Sheriffs Department Detention Division that Correctional Officers are required to work and perform the full range of duties pursuant to the Job Specifications and the Essential Functions Inventory Form for the Correctional Officer classification series. It is the policy of the Fresno County Sheriffs Department Detention Division to attempt to return Correctional Officers with temporary disabling occupational or non-occupational injuries and/or illnesses to work in Temporary Light Duty Assignments as soon as medically feasible. It is the policy of the Fresno County Sheriffs Department Detention Division that there are no such assignments as "Permanent Light Duty". It is the policy of the Fresno County Sheriffs Department Detention Division that Temporary Light Duty Assignments for Correctional Officers with temporary disabling occupational or non-occupational injuries and/or illnesses may be approved and accommodated in the Detention Division at the discretion of the Sheriff or his/her designee. It is the policy of the Fresno County Sheriffs Department Detention Division that Temporary Light Duty assignments will be for the minimum amount of time necessary to return a Correctional Officer to a fit for regular duty assignment or up to a maximum of ninety (90) calendar days per injury and/or illness. Page 1 of 4 FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE JAIL DIVISION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TITLE: TEMPORARY LIGHT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS NO: A-255 FILE: LIGHT DUTY It is the policy of the Fresno County Sheriffs Department Detention Division that medical documentation must be presented to the Sheriff or his/her designee in advance of possible accommodation into a Temporary Light Duty Assignment. The medical documentation must include a specific description of the limitations and restrictions, as well as, the anticipated duration of the temporary disabling occupational or non-occupational injury and/or illness. It is the policy of the Fresno County Sheriffs Department Detention Division that if a Correctional Officer is approved for accommodation into a Temporary Light Duty Assignment, that the Correctional Officer must sign a "Temporary Light Duty Assignment Work Agreement" to document the terms and conditions of the Temporary Light Duty Assignment. It is the policy of the Fresno County Sheriffs Department Detention Division that if a Temporary Light Duty Assignment cannot be accommodated, the Correctional Officer will remain off duty on appropriate leave status until able to return to the full range of duties. PROCEDURES: I. TEMPORARY LIGHT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS - OCCUPATIONAL AND NOW OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES A. A Correctional Officer who is eligible for a Temporary Light Duty Assignment, must provide the Sheriff or his/her designee with medical documentation, from an accepted medical provider, which shall include a specific description of the limitations and restrictions, as well as, the anticipated duration of the temporary disabling occupational or non- occupational injury and/or illness. B. Upon receipt of the medical documentation, the Sheriff or his/her designee will initiate a review of the specific limitations and restrictions of the Correctional Officer, as well as the anticipated duration of the temporary disabling occupational or non-occupational injury and/or illness. C. If there is a question or clarification is needed in reference to the Correctional Officer's limitations and restrictions, the Sheriff or his/her designee reserves the right to require the Officer to provide additional information from the Officer's accepted medical provider. Page 2 of 4 FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE JAIL DIVISION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TITLE: TEMPORARY LIGHT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS NO: A-255 FILE: LIGHT DUTY D. Approval for a Temporary Light Duty Assignment by the Sheriff or his/her designee, shall be based on the ability of the Correctional Officer to perform the essential functions of the assignment within the restrictions imposed by the accepted medical provider and without aggravating the existing injury or illness or cause an exacerbation of the injury or illness. E. Upon the approval and determination by the Sheriff or his/her designee that the Correctional Officer may be accommodated for a Temporary Light Duty Assignment, the Officer shall be immediately placed on a Temporary Light Duty Assignment eligibility list that shall indicate the specific date that the Officer's name was placed onto the eligibility list. F. The Sheriff or his/her designee, based upon the availability of a Temporary Light Duty Assignment as determined by the Sheriff or his/her designee, shall place the Correctional Officer whose name has been on the list for the longest amount of time into the Temporary Light Duty Assignment based on the restrictions imposed by the accepted medical provider and the Officer's qualifications. G. When placing the Correctional Officer into a Temporary Light Duty Assignment, the Sheriff or his/her designee shall not "bump" another Correctional Officer from their shift/assigned team. Additionally, Correctional Officers who are placed into a Temporary Light Duty Assignment, will continue to participate in the annual shift selection process. H. The Sheriff or his/her designee, when considering the placement of a Correctional Officer into a Temporary Light Duty Assignment and based upon the availability of Temporary Light Duty Assignments as determined by the Sheriff or his/her designee, shall attempt to place the Correctional Officer into a shift that is as close to the Correctional Officer's current shift assignment. I. The Correctional Officer, who is approved for accommodation and placed into a Temporary Light Duty Assignment, shall be required to sign a "Temporary Light Duty Assignment Work Agreement" that will serve to document the terms and conditions of the Temporary Light Duty Assignment. J. Temporary Light Duty Assignments shall be restricted to the minimum Page 3 of 4 FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE JAIL DIVISION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TITLE: TEMPORARY LIGHT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS NO: A-255 FILE: LIGHT DUTY amount of time necessary to return a Correctional Officer to a fit for regular duty assignment or up to a maximum of ninety (90) calendar days per injury and/or illness. K. Temporary Light Duty Assignment accommodations shall only be in the Detention Division and the availability of Temporary Light Duty Assignments suitable to accommodate the duration and conditions indicated by a Correctional Officer's accepted medical provider, shall be determined by the Sheriff or his/her designee. Temporary Light Duty Assignments may change on a daily basis. This includes shift assignments. L. The Correctional Officer shall not be considered fit for regular duty until an unconditional release is received from the Officer's accepted medical provider, releasing the employee to the full range of duties. Upon a Correctional Officer being cleared to return to the full range of duties, he/she shall return to their shift/assigned team. Page 4 of 4