New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle U - Division of Criminal Justice Services › Chapter I - Law Enforcement Services › Subchapter A - Municipal Police Training Council › Article 1 - Standards for Municipal Police Officer Candidates › Part 6000 - Medical And Physical Fitness Standards And Procedures For Police Officer Candidates › Section 6000.4 - Post-offer medical review

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
						The qualified physician or practitioner shall assess each candidate on a
						case-by-case basis to determine whether the candidate can, with or without
						reasonable accommodations, perform the essential functions of an entry-level
						police officer for the local police agency seeking to employ the
						candidate.
(b) The examining
						physician or practitioner shall complete a medical examination form based upon
						the medical review of the candidate. The existence of a potentially
						disqualifying condition shall not preclude the qualified physician or
						practitioner from determining that the candidate is able to perform the
						essential job functions of an entry-level officer. Nothing herein, however,
						shall preclude the qualified physician or practitioner from noting the
						existence of any other potentially disqualifying conditions not specifically
						set forth in this Part, which, in the opinion of such physician or
						practitioner, may render the candidate unable to perform the essential
						functions of an entry-level police officer.
(c) Upon the conclusion of the medical
						examination, the qualified practitioner or physician shall sign the medical
						examination form and shall render his/her medical opinion to the employing
						agency as to whether the candidate can perform the essential functions of an
						entry-level police officer, noting all relevant medical information. However,
						in the event that the medical examination reveals the existence of a
						potentially disqualifying condition, the MPTC strongly recommends that a
						qualified physician sign the medical examination form (after further review if
						the initial examination was performed by a qualified practitioner) and render
						his/her medical opinion to the employing agency as to whether the candidate can
						perform the essential functions of an entry-level police officer, noting all
						relevant medical information.
(d)
						The qualified physician or practitioner shall determine whether in his/her
						professional judgment each candidate can, with or without reasonable
						accommodations, perform the essential functions of an entry-level police
						officer upon the results of the clinical tests as set forth in section
						6000.6 
						of this Part, the medical standards as set forth in section
						6000.7 
						of this Part, the essential job functions for police officer candidates as set
						forth in section
						6000.9 
						of this Part, and other relevant medical criteria which in the opinion of the
						qualified physician or practitioner, may be used to base his/her
						judgment.
(e) Based upon the
						recommendations of the qualified physician or practitioner, the local police
						agency wishing to employ the candidate shall render the final decision as to
						whether the offer of employment shall be revoked.