Associate practitioners may be granted sick leave upon presentation of a medical certificate, up to a limit of twelve consecutive months, during which time they will receive, for the first three months of such leave, the full emoluments mentioned in 1° of article R. 6152-912. He receives half of these emoluments for the following nine months.
Unpaid health-related leave, for a maximum of twelve months, may be granted to the associate practitioner at his request, after obtaining 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 resume his activities 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.