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Contract for Ratification <br /> 8.0 Rehabilitation Procedures <br /> 8.1 An employee who is experiencing problems as a result of drug and/or alcohol abuse should <br /> contact the Emergency Services Director,or his or her designee,for referral for treatment <br /> and/or counseling.This discussion will be kept confidential. Supervisory personnel may he <br /> notified when treatment or rehabilitation will require absence from work. <br /> 9.0 Employee Education and Referral Program <br /> 9.1 It is the responsibility of each employee to seek assistance before drugs and alcohol use or <br /> abuse leads to disciplinary problems.Employees who may require assistance for substance <br /> dependency and related program are encouraged to seek assistance and information from the <br /> Emergency Services Director,or his or her designee. <br /> 9.2 Once a violation of this Policy occurs, subsequent use of a counseling or rehabilitation <br /> program on a voluntary basis will not affect the determination of appropriate disciplinary <br /> action. <br /> 9.3 An employee's decision to seek assistance or referral from the Emergency Services Director, <br /> or his or her designee,prior to an incident warranting disciplinary action will not be used as <br /> the basis for disciplinary action or in any disciplinary proceeding. <br /> 9.4 The District has no interest in restricting social drinking outside of working hours and no <br /> intent to intrude upon private or personal lives of employees.The District is concerned only <br /> when the employee's health,job performance,and safety conditions are adversely affected. <br /> 9.5 Upon successful completion of a drug treatment program an employee may be released to <br /> resume work but will be subject to drug testing as provided for in Section 6. 1. <br /> 9.6 An employee's participation in an alcohol or drug treatment program will not be made part of <br /> any personnel records and will remain confidential except to the extent necessary to comply <br /> with this Policy and to the extent permitted by law. Medical and insurance records,if any, <br /> will be preserved in the same confidential manner as all other medical records.Treatment <br /> recommendation records and compliance records will be maintained by the Emergency <br /> Services Director,or his or her designee. <br /> 10.0Employee Education Information <br /> 10.1 The following crisis information centers will provide information regarding employee <br /> assistance programs(EAP)and local alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs available to <br /> employees: <br /> Health Advocate(EAP) <br /> 7771 Road Extension 877-240-6863 <br /> -Su. g4 www.Health Advocate.com/members <br /> (8nm�2vv �26 <br /> {934)-704-8686 <br /> Substance Abuse Council <br /> 4041--94h-Avenue 1507 20th Street <br /> Vero Beach,FL 32960 <br /> 770-4811 <br /> 109 <br />