HB 2043 Summary

• Requires employers to provide law enforcement officers and probation officers with final reports from fitness for duty examinations if they are determined unable to perform essential job functions due to physical or psychological conditions.

• Mandates immediate disclosure of examination reports if the officer presents results from an independent examination, or within ten business days if the officer waives the right to request an independent examination.

• Allows employers to provide preexamination materials only to the physician or psychologist conducting an independent examination, or as otherwise provided by law, with possible disclosure to the officer.

• Defines key terms including "fitness for duty examination," "independent examination," "law enforcement officer," "preexamination materials," and "probation officer" for purposes of the statute.

• Permits preexisting agreements between employers and officers or their representative associations to supersede, revise, or alter the provisions of this section.