521 Injury and Exposure Flashcards
JSO employees who are law enforcement officers, as defined below, are considered ”on duty” and covered by Workers’ Compensation while engaged in their primary duty of enforcing the criminal, traffic, or penal laws of Florida in their primary or authorized secondary employment. Law enforcement officers are also covered by Workers’ Compensation while coming from or going to work or authorized secondary employment in an official law enforcement vehicle, except for a distinct deviation for a nonessential personal errand.
Volunteers perform valuable and necessary services. All authorized volunteers for JSO …………… by Workers’ Compensation if injured in the performance of their duties.
d. Police Explorers, guests/passenger(s), and other persons ………… covered by Workers’ Compensation. If injured in an accident while riding in a COJ vehicle, the automobile medical payment shall apply.
2. “Law enforcement officer” means any JSO employee who is elected, appointed, or employed full-time; who is vested with authority to bear arms and make arrests; and whose primary responsibility is the prevention and detection of crime or the enforcement of the penal, criminal, traffic, or highway laws of the state.
are covered
are NOT
If the line of duty injury occurs while an officer is off-duty or while working secondary employment, the officer must notify ……………………………. where the injury occurred if there are no supervisors working the secondary employment assignment. If there is a supervisor working the secondary employment assignment when the injury occurred, the supervisor working the secondary employment assignment is responsible for completing the Workers’ Compensation claim. If the injured officer is incapacitated from the injury, the primary officer shall notify an on duty sector supervisor. If the employee is not able to receive the incident/claim number via email, the supervisor who completes the Workers’ Compensation claim shall provide it to the employee.
an on-duty sector supervisor
Supervisors of employees who have been exposed to a communicable disease in the line of duty must complete an electronic “…………………………….” located on the Human Resources – Occupational Health site on 94Net. The report must be completed even if no medical treatment is required. The completed electronic report shall automatically route to the JSO medical section designee and the Infection Control Nurse. The JSO Safety Officer shall routinely review each exposure incident for assessment of training needs.
a. If treatment is required for an exposure, the electronic Workers’ Compensation claim must also be completed. If applicable, the incident/claim number from the Workers’ Compensation claim submission shall be given to the injured employee to take with them to the treatment facility. In an emergency, the employee can be transported without the incident/claim number.
b. Do not list any JSO facility (e.g., PMB, substation, detention facility, etc.) as the employee’s home address. The COJ Workers’ Compensation Section is required to send employees their rights under Workers’ Compensation Rules, notices of doctor’s appointments, and other documents to the…………………..
Exposure Incident Report Form
employee’s home addresses.
If the online system is down, the reports must be obtained from the Human Resources – Occupational Health site on 94Net, completed manually and delivered as follows:
a. Completed copies of the Supervisor’s Investigation Report of Employee Injury or Illness form (P-1063) and Florida Department of Financial Services Division of Workers’ Compensation First Report of Injury or Illness must be provided to the COJ Workers’ Compensation Division ………………….. of the incident, even if no medical treatment is
within 24 hours
The original forms shall be hand carried ……………. to the JSO medical section designee, PMB Room 303. The originals shall be maintained in the employee’s medical file (Reference: Florida State Statute [F.S.S.] Chapter 440.35);
within one working day
Employees involved in exposure cases which involve needle puncture, lacerations, human bites, blood exposure, etc., which require immediate treatment and which have occurred after hours or on weekends, should seek treatment immediately at any emergency room. Preventative treatment should start ……………………….of exposure in order to be most effective in lessening the chances of the employee contracting a disease.
within three to four hours
Overtime requests are not authorized for medical appointments relating to Workers’ Compensation injuries outside of regularly scheduled hours unless the employee is receiving initial treatment that goes beyond end of shift, or the employee must be seen by a Workers’ Compensation treating physician the following day which falls on their regular day/time off. Any request for overtime within these parameters must be approved by the ……………………….or the……………………….. when seeking treatment for an IOD. Documentation supporting the overtime request (including times being treated) must be submitted to the JSO medical section designee (JSO Human Resources, Room 303 PMB).
d. Supervisors should make every effort to adjust an employee’s work schedule so that the employee can receive treatment during work hours.
Director of Personnel & Professional Standards or the Chief of Human Resources
Employees who become exposed to a communicable disease in the line of duty shall, upon response to treatment, be offered the option of having their blood collected for testing of the employee’s Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) serological status. The blood sample shall be preserved for at least ………….. to allow the employee to decide if the blood should be tested for HIV serological status. However, if the employee decides prior to that time that testing shall be conducted, then the appropriate action can be taken and the blood sample discarded.
90 days
All employees seeking a temporary limited duty assignment must complete a Request for Temporary Medical Limited Duty form (P-1217).
(1) The Request for Temporary Medical Limited Duty form (P-1217) is routed through the chain of command to the ………………………..who recommends approval or disapproval and forwards it to …………….. The chief forwards it to the director. ……………….. makes the final determination of approval and assignment. The form shall then be routed to the JSO medical section designee.
assistant chief
the chief
The director
An employee on temporary limited duty shall not be assigned a take-home vehicle, and shall only be allowed to drive a JSO vehicle during work hours after receiving approval from a ………………….. It is the responsibility of the employee’s unit commanding officer to take possession of the officer’s assigned vehicle.
chief or higher authority.
Prior to return to full duty, employees shall bring a physician’s release statement to the JSO medical section designee. The JSO medical section designee shall review the circumstances surrounding the temporary limited duty and notify the …………………… if a release from the COJ Medical Review Officer (MRO) should also be obtained. If it is determined that a release from the MRO is needed, the employee cannot be released to full duty until cleared by the MRO.
Chief of Human Resources
If an employee is placed on light duty, a Request for Temporary Medical Limited Duty form (P-1217) must be completed by the employee and routed through their chain of command. The employee’s ……….shall determine the employee’s light duty assignment.
director
If an employee is placed on light duty on a Friday evening or on the weekend, a Request for Temporary Medical Limited Duty form (P-1217) must be completed by the employee and routed through their chain of command. Patrol personnel must have their commanding officer contact the Commanding Officer of Tele-Serv Unit in order to facilitate the employee’s transfer to the Tele-Serv Unit for a light duty assignment until the ………………………………… can make a final determination. The employee may elect to take their own leave in lieu of being placed on light duty.
Director of Patrol & Enforcement
When an employee is released to full duty, the JSO medical section designee shall notify the employee’s commanding officers of the approved release, and the current supervisor shall transfer the employee to the appropriate roll call. No employee shall return to their permanent assignment without the authorization from their ………………
commanding officer.
If the employee has not returned to duty after ………………………….., the JSO Human Resources Division shall transfer the employee to an IOD roll call via EIS.
30 calendar days
