An employee who is injured or becomes ill while on duty and is treated in a Government health unit or a first aid room may be granted up to 1 hour of excused absence for rest or treatment. Longer periods may be granted in unusual circumstances. If an employee is required by doctor's orders to rest a specified amount of time each day, such time will be charged to appropriate leave. Physical Examinations Employees will be granted excused absence for physical examinations for reasons described in the following table. Factors to consider in determining the amount of excused absence that should be granted include travel time and the medical procedure to be performed.
Subsequent absences are to be charged to appropriate leave.
Examination upon appointment When conducted on or after the effective date of an appointment which is subject to a satisfactory physical examination. Agency-requested Physical, psychiatric, or other types of exams when required by the agency to determine fitness for duty. Special exam When requested or approved for an employee who works with toxic or other dangerous materials or is subjected to contagious diseases through work environment. Community health services Tests for diseases or preventative inoculations offered by community health services. Leave must be applied for and approved in advance.