Sec. 16-224. Disability leave

The disability is temporary in nature and resulted from an injury or illness sustained directly in the performance of the employee's work;

Where the temporary disability incapacitates the employee to the extent that the employee appears to be unable to adequately perform the duties and responsibilities of the employee's position, the employee may be detailed, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 16-122 and 16-189(c) to other duties within the capacity of the employee to perform, as determined by a licensed physician, for the period of the temporary disability; provided, however, that the unwillingness of the employee to accept such a detail as directed by the employee's appointing authority shall make the employee ineligible for disability leave during the period of temporary disability;

A licensed physician employed or retained by the County shall provide a narrative report describing the nature of the illness/injury, the treatment plan, and the prognosis and shall certify to the physical and/or mental ability of the employee to continue working, to return to work, or to accept a temporary detail; provided, however, that the County may accept the narrative report and certification of the employee's licensed physician in lieu of the certification by the County's physician;

Disability leave not to exceed one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days or such other amount established in the Salary Plan for any one injury, including recurrences of the same injury shall be granted by the Director of Human Resources Management in accordance with personnel procedures promulgated by the Director of Human Resources Management;

The employee shall assign to the County such nonmedical benefits as awarded for the temporary disability by the State Workers' Compensation Commission for the State of Maryland; and,

The Director of Human Resources Management shall develop personnel procedures to implement the provisions of this Section.