Opinion ID: 73693
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Tuberculosis Examination

Text: The EEOC Compliance Manual, which is helpful in a situation such as this, explains that “periodic medical examinations for public safety positions that are narrowly tailored to address specific job-related concerns and are shown to be consistent with business necessity would be permissible.” EEOC Enforcement Guidance: Psychiatric Disabilities and the Americans With Disabilities Act (March 25, 1997), reprinted in 3 EEOC Compliance Manual No. 222: 2336 n.41 (BNA 1998). The evidence presented showed that the tuberculosis examination required by the City in this case addressed unrefuted health concerns regarding officer safety. Additionally, the evidence showed that disclosing one’s HIV/AIDS status as part of the examination is necessary to properly diagnose and treat an individual with 7 tuberculosis.2 Accordingly, there is no evidence from which a reasonable jury could find the City acted improperly in testing for tuberculosis and requiring Watson to disclose his HIV/AIDS status as part of the examination.