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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 be <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 .0 Employee 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 /> Bradman/UniPsych Companies <br /> 7777 Davie Road Extension <br /> Suite 302 <br /> Hollywood, Florida 33024 <br /> (800) 272-3626 <br /> (954) 704-8686 <br /> Substance Abuse Council <br /> 2001 9th Avenue <br /> Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br /> 770-4811 <br /> 68 <br />