The position vacated by a practitioner placed on non-active status is declared vacant when the period of non-active status exceeds six months. If the person concerned wishes to be reinstated before the end of a period of availability, he must apply for this at least two months in advance.
At the end of his period of availability, the practitioner is reinstated under the conditions set out in article R. 6152-59.
If he cannot be reinstated, he is placed on compulsory leave under the conditions laid down in article R. 6152-63.
If at the end of a period of availability a practitioner has neither returned to his duties nor obtained an extension of his availability, he is struck off the register.