(1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (i) as
subsections (d) through (j), respectively; and
``(c) Prompt Medical Attention.--
``(1) Prohibition.--A railroad carrier or person covered
under this section may not deny, delay, or interfere with the
medical or first aid treatment of an employee who is injured
during the course of employment. If transportation to a hospital
is requested by an employee who is injured during the course of
employment, the railroad shall promptly arrange to have the
injured employee transported to the nearest hospital where the
employee can receive safe and appropriate medical care.
``(2) Discipline.--A railroad carrier or person covered
under this section may not discipline, or threaten discipline
to, an employee for requesting medical or first aid treatment, or for following orders or a treatment plan of a treating
physician, except that a railroad carrier's refusal to permit an
employee to return to work following medical treatment shall not
be considered a violation of this section if the refusal is
pursuant to Federal Railroad Administration medical standards
for fitness of duty or, if there are no pertinent Federal
Railroad Administration standards, a carrier's medical standards
for fitness for duty. For purposes of this paragraph, the term
`discipline' means to bring charges against a person in a
disciplinary proceeding, suspend, terminate, place on probation,
or make note of reprimand on an employee's record.''.
