Out-of-Town Medical Examinations

Occasionally an applicant for a County position lives outside of Southern California, and traveling to Los Angeles for a pre-employment medical examination may present a hardship.  If this situation applies to an applicant for a position rated as physical class 1 or 2, it is possible to arrange for the applicant to take the pre-employment medical at a private physician’s office or clinic in the applicant's home town.

To complete an Out-of-Town medical examination, please use the following procedure:

1.  Give the applicant an Out-of-Town medical screening packet. Please note that this  packet will be updated in January, 2006.

2.  Upon OHP's receipt of completed tests and forms, our staff will make a work status determination which will be communicated to the hiring department and the applicant. Please note that the applicant's physician completes various medical tests, but is not authorized to make a judgment as to whether the applicant meets the County’s medical guidelines.

3.  OHP will reimburse the applicant for documented expenses up to the maximum allowable for that calendar year.