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accommodations. If the employee disputes the initial opinion on frtnessforduty, he may obtain a second opinion from an appropriately qualified medical practitioner at his own expense. If the fust and second opinions are in conflict, the Employer shall designate a third physician to render a fmal opinion which will be binding on the parries as to the fitness for duty issue and paid by the Employer. If no alternative or accommodation is mutually agreeable, then the employee will be placed on sick leave (concurrent with family medical leave) and other paid leave If all leave is exhausted and the employee still remains unable to return to duty, the parties will meet and discuss the situation prior to a disability separation being initiated Disability separation is non -disciplinary in mature- ; 4.9; 16.10. Line of Duty Iniurr/Sick Leave. In the event that an employee should be injured while in the line of duty due to a sudden and accidental occurrence, and such injury has so incapacitated said employee is temporarily unable to work, then the Director of Public Safety, after determining that said injury is work-related and is of a temporary nature, may authorize ninety (90) days sicklinjury leave. In the event that an officer is shot, the initial authorization will be up to one hundred eighty (180) days sicklmjury leave. For the purpose of this paragraph, a sudden and accidental injury shall include such incidents as an automobile accident, assault, gunshot wound and the like. It may not be considered as sudden and accidental if an injury or incapacitation results from lifting, slipping, tripping, or falling. (Note: Moved from below) In order to be eligible for such leave, the employee must complete any required documentation for the incident, apply to the TPA for medical benefits only, and be certified by a City -approved provider as having a qualified line of duty injury. If after such ninety (90) day sick/line of duty injury leave period said employee is still temporarily incapacitated, then the Director of Public Safety shall recommend to Council whether or not to continue said salary. In such case, Council shall forthwith review the matter and by majority vote, determine whether the employee shall continue to receive his full salary during recuperation. While off on line of duty sick leave, if in the opinion of the employee's doctor and a doctor chosen by the Employer indicates the employee is capable of returning to work in a restricted duty position, the employee will be offered a restricted duty position at his current rate of pay. If the employee refuses the position, the use of authorized line of duty sick leave would terminate; and the employee would have to use their accumulated sick leave. ; 4..99 If at any time the Employer determines, on the basis of medical evidence, that employee is permanently disabled and will no longer be able to carry on his duties, then the Employer may terminate payments and insist that employee go on a pension program. 1404 Any employee who qualifies for and is receiving the benefits (line of duty injury leave) under this Section shall not have his accumulated sick time reduced because of a qualified accidental injury which occurred while in the line of duty. ine"i"d 41W4 the empleyee was under the doeter's care md is able to Fatorn to "-Ai 4:6 IL 4863-5113-9656, v.5