Hospital assistants are entitled to sick leave upon presentation of a medical certificate, for a maximum period of twelve consecutive months, during which they receive the full remuneration mentioned in 1° of article R. 6152-514 for the first three months of such leave and half of this remuneration for the following nine months.
Unpaid health-related leave of up to twelve months may be granted to hospital assistants, at their request, following the opinion of the medical committee mentioned in article R. 6152-36, when the person concerned is unable, on expiry of his sick leave entitlement, to return to work for health reasons.
On expiry of the entitlement to sick leave or unpaid leave related to the state of health, the medical committee shall rule on the fitness of the person concerned to perform his duties.