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any EMPLOYEE involved in a critical incident. The City's provision of such services is subject to the following provisions. A. The EMPLOYEE may select the outside individual or entity responsiblefor providing services pursuant to this agreement. The individual or entity must be a recognized counseling business. B. The City will only offer counseling services to an EMPLOYEE involved in a critical incident if it determines that such services would improve the EMPLOYEE'S ability to perform his or her job duties. C. The City will not offer counseling services to any EMPLOYEE involved in a critical incident if the City's Workers Compensation provider agrees to pay for mental health services arisinc, out of the same critical incident. D. All counseling services offered pursuant to this agreement must be utilized within two years of an EMPLOYEE'S involvement in a critical incident. E. The EMPLOYEE may attend counseling appointments while on -duty, without using accrued paid leave time. 2. Financial Limitations. The City will pay up to a maximum of $2.500 towards any counseling service for an individual EMPLOYEE involved in a critical incident. If an individual EMPLOYEE chooses to receive additional counseling, that EMPLOYEE is responsible for paying for such counseling. 3. Authorization Required. As a condition of receiving counseling services pursuant to this agreement, an EMPLOYEE must bring a signed note from the counselor to inform the City's Head of -Human Resources of the date and time the EMPLOYEE received such services. 4. Relationship with Counselor. It is the parties' intention that any EMPLOYEE who seeks counseling services pursuant to this Agreement will be considered to be the patient or the client of the individual or entity selected to provide those services, regardless of the City's financial contribution towards the cost of such services. 5. Data Privacy. All data collected, created, received, maintained, or disseminated by the City pursuant to this Agreement shall be classified pursuant to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. The City acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent that it provides data to the individual or entity selected to provide counseling services, its contract with 12 ----- - f Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.5, Hanging: 0.31" Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.81, Hanging: 0.31" -- Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.5, Hanging: 0.31"