§ 339.302 - Authority to offer examinations.

§ 339.302 Authority to offer examinations.

An agency may, at its option, offer a medical examination (including a psychiatric evaluationexamination or psychological assessment) in any situation situations where the agency needs additional medical documentation to make an informed management decision. This may include situations where an individual employee requests, for medical reasons, a change in duty status, assignment, working conditions, or any other benefit or special different treatment (including reasonable accommodation or reemployment return to work on the basis of full or partial recovery from a medical condition) or where the individual employee has a performance or conduct problem which that may require agency action. Reasons for offering an examination must be documented. An When an offer of an examination shall be carried out and has been made by an agency and the offer has been accepted by the applicant or employee, the examination must be carried out in accordance with the authorities cited in § 339.103. The results of the examination must also be used in accordance with 29 CFR 1613.706the authorities cited in § 339.103.