A practitioner suffering from a duly diagnosed condition which, with the exception of the pathologies mentioned in article R. 6152-39, on the list drawn up in application of article 28 of decree no. 86-442 of 14 March 1986 relating to the appointment of approved doctors, the organisation of medical committees and reform boards, the conditions of physical fitness for admission to public employment and the sick leave scheme for civil servants, and which necessitates costly and prolonged treatment and care making it impossible for him/her to carry out his/her duties, is automatically placed on long-term sick leave for a maximum period of three years by decision of the director of the establishment.
In this position, he/she retains his/her full emoluments for one year and half his/her emoluments for the following two years.
A practitioner who has been granted long-term sick leave may not be granted further leave of this nature unless he has previously returned to work for one year.
When, on expiry of his long-term sick leave entitlement, the practitioner is not recognised by the medical committee as fit to resume his duties, he is placed on availability under the conditions laid down in articles R. 6152-62, R. 6152-63 and R. 6152-65.