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illness or injury be medically examined by a physician selected by the

appointing authority before such employee is allowed to return to work, the

appointing authority shall make a reasonable effort to complete a medical
examination within 20 working days as hereinafter provided.

(b) If, no more than 10 working days prior to the date specified by the
employee's own physician as the date upon which the employee may return

to work, the employee provides the appointing authority with his or her
physician's statement indicating that the employee is able to return to work

and specifying the date, the appointing authority shall have a total of 20
working days from the date of such advance notice, which shall include the

10 working days following the specified return-to-work date, to complete a
medical examination. For each working day of advance notice from the

employee less than 10, the appointing authority shall have an additional
working day beyond the return-to-work date to complete a medical

examination.
(c) If, upon the completion of the 20 working day period provided for in

section 10.17(b), the appointing authority's physician has not completed an
examination of the employee or reached a decision concerning the

employee's return to work, the employee shall be placed on leave with
pay without charge to leave credits until the examination is completed and

a decision is made. The employee may not return to work, however, until
the employee has been examined by the appointing authority's physician

and given approval to work. The leave with pay provision of this section
shall not apply where the failure of the appointing authority's physician to

complete the medical examination is attributable to the employee's failure

to appear for the examination or the employee's refusal to allow it to be held.
(d) If, following the employee's examination, the appointing authority's
physician does not approve the employee's return to work, the employee

shall be placed in the appropriate leave status in accordance with the

Attendance Rules. Once a determination has been made that an employee
may not return to work, further examinations pursuant to this Article shall
not be required more often than once a month; provided, however, where

the appointing authority's physician has specified a date for a further

examination or a date when the employee may return to work the State
shall not be required to conduct an examination prior to that date. Where

the appointing authority's physician has not set either a date for further

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