Personnel 27: Light/Modified Duty Policy

Light/Modified Duty

Temporary, I tied term assignment not requiring performance of the full range of essential job functions and duties of the employees regular job classification held at the time of the injury or illness for which ________is sought by the employee.

Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI)

There are no other medical options, such as surgery, physical therapy, etc available to an employee on ought duty that would improve the employees diagnosed injury or illness prognosis.

Maximum Medical Improvement with permenant work restriction

An employee on light duty has been medically determined to have a permenant work restriction or limitation and there are no other medical options available to the employee that would improve the employees diagnosed injury or illness prognosis to the degree of overcoming the identified permenant work restrictions or limitations, thus preventing an employee from ever returning to full duty.

Options Letter

A written document issued by the county that will inform an employee to pursue other options that are appropriate under federal, state, and Baltimore County law or be recommended for termination from County employment when an employee has either:

• Exhausted available light duty time.

• Reached MMI/PWR as determined by the county’s medical provider and unable to perform the essential job functions and duties of the classification or position held at the time light duty was sought.

Light duty assignments are are limited to up to ______.

251 Work Days