Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 478 - RULES OF THE STATE PERSONNEL BOARD › Chapter 478-4 - MEDICAL AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION PROGRAM: PROSPECTIVE STATE EMPLOYEES › Rule 478-4-.05 - Assessment and Certification

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Self-Assessment. Positions that require
			 general health conditions may be included in general standards of medical and
			 physical fitness that provide for the Prospective Employee to assess oneself by
			 completing a questionnaire or statement form. (10-31-96/1-31-97)
(2) Limited Physical Examination. Positions
			 having essential functions that may involve moderate to heavy physical activity
			 or exposure to conditions that normally place the employee or public in
			 unhealthy risk situations may require a Limited Physical Examination for
			 assessing if the Prospective Employee meets the appropriate standards of
			 medical and physical fitness. The examination may be performed by a State
			 Physican; however, the employee may choose to use any licensed medical
			 practitioner other than a State Physician who is designated by the employing
			 department. (10-31-96/1-31-97)
(3)
			 Full Physical Examination. Prospective Employees for positions having essential
			 functions that require strenuous physical activity or potentially
			 life-threatening working conditions shall be assessed by a Full Physical
			 Examination. The examination may be performed by a State Physician; however,
			 the employee may choose to use any licensed medical practitioner other than a
			 State Physician who is designated by the employing department.
			 (10-31-96/1-31-97)
(4)
			 Certification. Certification that the Prospective Employee meets the standards
			 of medical and physical fitness may be completed by the Prospective Employee or
			 a State Physician. (10-31-96/ 1-31-97)
(a) A
			 department may accept the self-assessment as self-certification that the
			 individual meets the general standards of medical and physical fitness to
			 perform the essential functions of a position for which the general standards
			 apply; however, the department may refer the form of self-assessment and the
			 essential functions required of the Prospective Employee to a State Physician
			 for assessment and certification that the Prospective Employee meets the
			 standards of medical and physical fitness to perform the essential functions of
			 the position. (10-31-96/1-31-97)
(b) A department may accept the results of
			 the Limited Physical Examination or Full Physical Examination and statement of
			 assessment by a State Physician that the Prospective Employee meets the
			 standards of medical and physical fitness to perform the essential functions of
			 the specific position. (10-31-96/1-31-97)
(c) A department may receive or designate a
			 place for the receipt of the results of a Limited Physical Examination or Full
			 Physical Examination report by a medical practitioner other than a State
			 Physician. Based upon the report and any additional information required to
			 make an assessment, a State Physician shall make an assessment of the results
			 and determine if the Prospective Employee may be certified as meeting the
			 standards of medical and physical fitness to perform the essential functions of
			 the specific position. (10-31-96/1-31-97)