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Chapter 3 – Personnel, Training, and Employee Relations

Article 24 — Employee Assistance Program and Peer Support Program

Effective September 13, 2021

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33050.4 Peer Support Services

  • The Peer Support Program (PSP) serves to provide an empathetic listening ear, and facilitate pathways to professional help or as a result of the following situations:

    • Physical assault.

    • Sexual assault.

    • Hostage incident.

    • Causing injury/death to person(s).

    • Illness, death, and suicide.

    • Substance use; or

    • Involvement in onsite and offsite critical incidents.

  • Employee’s Workers’ Compensation Benefits

    • The Peer Support Program is separate and distinct from Employee’s Workers’ Compensation Benefits as defined in DOMDepartment Operations Manual section 31020.7.5.1, which shall be followed to provide eligible employees with benefits.