Common use of Trauma Leave Clause in Contracts

Trauma Leave. Any time any Police Officer, while acting in an official capacity, has to administer deadly force resulting in death or permanent disfigurement or disability to a person, or witnesses the death or permanent disfigurement or disability of a fellow Officer by the use of deadly force, or witnesses the death of another due to the application of deadly force by an Officer, the Officer shall receive the necessary time off to relieve the stress which has resulted from said incident. The duration of the time off shall meet with the approval of the Chief of Police. The Officer shall continue to receive his normal rate of pay for these days and they shall not be charged against his sick time. Prior to his return to work, the Officer shall undergo an examination, at City expense, by a physician chosen by the City to determine said Officer's capability to return to duty. Such paid trauma leave shall not exceed thirty (30) days. Any additional leave needed by the Officer, and certified as necessary by the City's physician, may be taken using accumulated leave, or may be treated as a disability leave should these other alternatives be exhausted.