A hospital assistant suffering from a duly diagnosed condition which, with the exception of the pathologies mentioned in article R. 6152-523, on the list drawn up pursuant to 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, shall be entitled to long-term sick leave for a maximum period of thirty months in periods not exceeding six months.
The person concerned receives full pay for twelve months and half pay for the following eighteen months.
Unpaid health-related leave for a maximum period of twelve months may be granted, at the request of the hospital assistant, after obtaining the opinion of the medical committee referred to in article R. 6152-36, to the hospital assistant who is unable to return to work for health reasons on expiry of his long-term sick leave entitlement.
On expiry of the entitlement to long-term 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.