[MCOH-EH] MCOH-EH Digest, Vol 251, Issue 9

[Diane Shaw]

We would send the employee for a fitness for duty with the provider that is treating her for her anxiety, if they would agree to do it. If not, I would then ask either ask her primary care of a find a neuropsychologist who performs them. I would have the employee sign a release of information for the purposes of my receiving the response/determination of the fitness for duty only. 


Diane M. Shaw, RN, BSN, CIC
Tuality Healthcare
Employee Health Services
335 S.E. 8th Ave
Hillsboro, OR 97123
Phone: 503.681.1444
Fax: 503.681.4170
Tues.-Fri. 0730-1700 hours


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I use a general release of information form and put on there and I have permission to speak to the doc and this will include mental health issues.

Based on the history you will be doing a fit for duty exam and you may want to have an occupational health doc do this and get a copy of the medical records and determine if it is safe for them to return to work and if they can perform the essential  elements of their job in a safe effective manner on a sustained basis

On Friday, February 19, 2016, Mora, Jennifer <JMora at stohosp.com> wrote:

> Hi,
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> I recently had a situation in which I was asked to get authorization 
> from an employee to speak to her primary MD in regards to her mental health.
> She had reported to her manager that she was having trouble with 
> anxiety and had recently had some medication changes that resulted in 
> her inability to function fully at work.  She was sent home by the manager because she
> was not fit for duty.    The manager requested that I follow up with her
> primary MD to get more information on when she would be fit to return to
> work.   Do you use a special authorization form to get authorization from
> the employee?  Or do you use a general release of information for the 
> employee to give authorization to speak to their MD?
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> Thank you for your time,
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> Jen
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> Jennifer Mora MSN, RN
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> Business Health and Wellness Coordinator
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Dr. Arlen J. Rollins
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arlenrollins at gmail.com
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