Handbook of Operating Procedures

I. POLICY AND GENERAL STATEMENT

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (“university”) is committed to providing a safe environment for all employees, students and patients. To provide a safe environment, all员工必须是ableto perform他们的工作责任和/或参加大学活动以安全，安全，生产和有效的方式。他们还必须在整个过程中都能做到这一点，在大学财产，大学业务或参加大学活动。Employees who are not fit for duty/participation may present a safety hazard to themselves, to other employees, to students, to the university, or to the public.

HOOP 173, Substance Abuseshould be consulted as appropriate.

The purpose of this policy is to establish procedures by which the university will evaluate an employee’s fitness for duty when an employee is:

1. Having observable difficulty performing work duties in a manner that is safe for the employee, for the employee’s coworkers, for theuniversity, for patients, or for the public; or
2. Posing an imminent and serious safety threat to self or others.

ii。定义

Fit for Duty/Participation表示physically和mentally capable of safely participating in university-related activities with or without reasonable accommodation.

EAPmeans the university’s confidentialEmployee Assistance Program, which is physically located at the university’s UCT building at 7000 Fannin, Suite 150, Houston, Texas 77030 and may be contacted directly at 713-500-3327.

III. PROCEDURE

Co-workers or others whose observations lead them to question an employee’s fitness for duty or participation must report their observations to the applicable supervisor. Whether questionable behavior while working or participating in a university activity is reported by an employee’s co-worker or others or through the supervisor’s personal awareness, the supervisor should investigate and document observations.

When a supervisor/manager has a reasonable belief based on objective evidence that anemployee appears to be unfit for duty/unfit for participation in university activities:

A. The supervisor should call The University of Texas Police Department (“UTP-H”) (911) immediately if:

• 有证据表明犯罪可能已经犯下。
• The employee makes threats to harm him/herself or others;
• The employee is behaving in a way that is dangerous to him/herself or to those around him/her; or,
• The employee is experiencing a medical emergency.

UTP-H will investigate and take any necessary action和will notifyEmployee Assistance Program (EAP)at 713-500-3327,whichwill determine the next steps and notify Human Resources或者办公室Faculty Affairs和Development（“的AD”),和department leadershipas needed.

B.In all other circumstances，主管应该：

• 采取适当的行动，包括联系人力资源或者的AD和部门领导to discuss observations and next steps;
• Notify the employee of the observations made;
• Allow the employee to explain his/her actions, or to correct any mistakes of fact contained in the description of those actions;
• 记录员工的回应；和
• 接触EAPat 713-500-3327.

EAP will determine whether the employee is required to undergo a fitness for duty evaluation. This evaluation isto beperformed by a licensed provider selected by EAP and may include drug, alcohol, and/or medical or psychiatric testing. Employeesreferred to EAP must sign a consent allowing EAP to release information to the supervisor or designee,Human Resources或者的AD和部门领导. Refusalto report toa fitness for duty examination as scheduled, or refusal to submit to any test requested by the health care provider as part of the fitness for duty process, will be considered grounds for discipline, up to and including termination of employment.

During the evaluation process, EAP may就可能包括的行动方案告知主管completing anassessment immediately, completing an evaluation at a later time, ormakingthenecessaryarrangementsto运输anemployee家。

At the conclusion of theevaluationprocess,EAP will notify Human Resources或者的AD和部门领导regardingwhether the employee may or may not return to work or participate in university activities, or the conditions required prior to theemployeereturningto work.

Application的this policy is not intended as a substitute for other university policies or procedures relatedto性能,也不作为a substitute for discipline. Situations involving violations of university policies or practices may result in disciplinary action being taken.

iv。联系人

• • Human Resources
  • 713-500-3130
  • //www.tjghsg.com/hr/teams/employee-relations/index.htm
• • Employee Assistance Program
  • 713-500-3327
  • https://inside.uth.edu/eap/employee-assistance/index.htm
• • The University of Texas Police - Houston
  • 713-792-2890
  • https://www.utph.org/

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