(A) Appointment and continued employment in the classified service shall be contingent upon the candidate or incumbent satisfactorily passing a physical examination to assure that physical standards prescribed for the different classes of positions established by the Personnel Board are met. All required examinations shall be paid for by the town and shall be given by physicians designated by the town. The results of the examination will be evaluated against the criteria of whether the person could perform the particular required duties without hazard to himself or others, to the full extent permitted by law.
(B) Employees may be required to pass a physical examination at any time to ensure their continued fitness for duty, to the full extent permitted by law.
(C) Pre-employment physical examinations and psychological examinations shall be passed prior to selection for all positions in the Fire Department and Police Department or any other position requiring a high degree of physical fitness. Police psychological examinations shall be administrated in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28.3-1. Fire Department physical exams shall be administrated in accordance with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1582 Standard on Comprehensive Occupational Medical Program for Fire Department (most current edition).
(D) Pre-employment physical examination for other types of positions should be passed prior to actual employment; however, these examinations may be delayed until after the appointment; provided, that the employment offer and appointment is made subject to satisfactorily passing the prescribed physical examination.
(‘73 Code, §§ 7-11, 7-26) (Ord. passed 10-5-70; Am. Ord. passed 9-19-05; Am. Ord. 2011-4, passed 4-4-11)