Section 1. At his/her request, an employee who is temporarily medically or physically unable to perform active air traffic control duties, shall be assigned other facility duties, to the extent such duties are available. If duties in the employee's facility are not available, the Agency may offer assignment of work at other air traffic facilities within the commuting area for which he/she is otherwise qualified based on needed work.
Section 2. Such employees shall continue to be considered for promotional opportunities for which they are otherwise qualified.
Section 3. Employees assigned duties under the provisions of this Article shall continue to be considered as bargaining unit employees and shall be entitled to all provisions of this Agreement and those provided by law and regulation.
Section 4. At his/her request, an employee who is temporarily prohibited from performing control duties because of medications restricted by the Agency may be assigned other duties in accordance with Section 1 of this Article.
Section 5. Medically restricted or incapacitated employees may be assigned part-time employment at their request, in accordance with this Agreement, provided their medical condition does not inhibit their ability to perform available duties.
Section 6. When work is not available under Section 1 or 4 of this Article, sick leave shall be taken. At the employee's option, other accrued leave may be substituted for sick leave. An employee may request leave without pay, which shall not be denied solely on the basis of the employee having compensatory time, annual leave, or credit hour balances.
Section 7. Employees who are medically disqualified to perform the full range of their duties for the positions they are certified on shall be eligible to perform the duties of delivering flight data strips. For facilities where the primary duties of flight data positions involve other duties (e.g. strip marking, routing changes, altitude changes, etc.) determinations as to eligibility to perform these additional duties will be made in accordance with FAA Order 7210.3.