Section 1. Employees infected by the Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) or with Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) shall be allowed to work free from discrimination on the basis of their medical condition. Under the provisions of 29 CFR 1614.203, qualified handicapped bargaining unit employees will be reasonably accommodated in accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
It is the employee's responsibility to provide medical information regarding the extent to which a medical condition is affecting availability for duty or job performance to enable the Agency to reasonably accommodate the employee.
Section 2. The Parties agree that medical documentation and other personal information related to the medical condition of bargaining unit employees with AIDS or HIV positive shall be treated in a way to protect confidentiality and privacy. Except as follow-up to an identified medical condition, AMEs shall not inquire as to the potential HIV/AIDS status of a bargaining unit employee.