4036 - Health Examination – All Employees

Adoption Date: 11/06/2017

Revision History: Reviewed 12/14/2020

A. Election to any position may be conditioned upon a health examination as prescribed by the superintendent of schools. Such an examination shall be at the candidate’s expense and shall be required as a condition of employment only if such an examination is required of all candidates in the same job category. Such examination shall be performed only after a conditional offer has been extended and prior to the employee starting work. A candidate may be refused employment based on the health examination only if the results of such examination show that the employee suffers from an illness, disease, or injury which would prevent the employee from performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

B. In any instance where the physical or mental condition of a current employee may affect his/her ability to perform essential functions of the job, Human Resources Department may require a complete health analysis as often as necessary. The Human Resources Department will select the physician and the expense will be paid for by the Omaha Public Schools when such an analysis is required.

C. The results of any health examination shall be kept confidential in a file separate from the employee’s personnel file.