When you join the public service, if your duties require special health conditionsIf you are going to have a medical exam with a doctor who is certified by the government.

These special health conditions are defined by the special status of the employment framework to which you will belong, or to which your employment is assimilated if you are a contractual employee.

This is the case, for example, with the fire brigade.

During this examination, the doctor checks that you meet the physical fitness requirements for the intended job.

When recruitment is first carried out in schools or educational establishments, the medical examination for recruitment takes place upon admission to the school or establishment.

If you or your administration disagree with the doctor’s conclusions, you may refer the matter to the medical advice within 2 months.

The costs of this examination shall be borne by the administration.

Periodic visit

You benefit from a information and prevention visit at least every 2 years.

This visit may be carried out by the occupational doctor, a medical worker or a nurse.

The aim of the information and prevention visit is to ask you about your health.

This visit is also intended to inform you about the possible risks to which your workstation exposes you and the prevention methods to be implemented.

At the end of each information and prevention visit, the health professional who carried out it (if it is not the occupational physician), can refer you to the occupational physician, if he considers that your health condition or the risks to which you are exposed require it.

You must provide your administration with proof of your information and prevention visit.

Special medical supervision

In addition to the information and prevention visit, the occupational physician carries out a special medical surveillance if you are in one of the following situations:

• You have a disability
• You are pregnant or have just given birth or are breastfeeding
• You are reinstated after long-term or sick leave
• You hold a position in a department with particular risks
• You have special medical conditions

The occupational physician shall define the frequency and nature of the follow-up involved in such medical surveillance.

These visits are mandatory.

The occupational doctor may propose adjustments to your workstation or to your working conditions, because of your age or physical resistance or your state of health.

It can also offer temporary adjustments to your workstation or working conditions if you are pregnant, have recently given birth or are breastfeeding.

Where the administration does not follow the opinion of the occupational doctor, reasons must be given in writing and the Social Committee informed.

Medical check-up on request

You can request a visit with the occupational doctor or a member of the occupational health service at any time without the administration knowing the reason.

And your employer administration may ask the occupational doctor to see you if it deems that your health condition requires it.

She must inform you of this step.

When you leave the public service permanently, you may be entitled to post-professional medical follow-up.

This is the case if you have been exposed in the course of your duties to an agent which is carcinogenic, mutagenic (i.e. capable of causing genetic mutations) or toxic to reproduction.

This is also the case if you have been exposed in a usual way to harmful agents that may cause occupational disease.

You are entitled to this post-professional medical follow-up in case of resignation, retirement, etc.

This medical follow-up is handled by the last territorial community in which you were exposed.

If this community cannot be identified, the medical follow-up is taken care of by the community to which you report at the time of your permanent termination of service.

You are informed of your right by your community at the time you permanently cease your duties.

The administration issues you with a certificate of exposure to a carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic for reproduction risk established, after consulting the prevention doctor.

When you join the public service, if your duties require special health conditions, you undergo a medical examination by a doctor approved by the administration.

These special health conditions are defined by the special status of the body to which you will belong, or to which your employment is assimilated if you are a contractual employee.

During this examination, the doctor checks that you meet the physical fitness requirements for the intended job.

When recruitment is first carried out in schools or educational establishments, the medical examination for recruitment takes place upon admission to the school or establishment.

If you or your administration disagree with the doctor’s conclusions, you may refer the matter to the medical advice within 2 months.

The costs of this examination shall be borne by the administration.

At each appointment

Before taking up your post, you undergo a medical examination by the occupational doctor.

The purpose of this examination is to check the compatibility of your health with the working conditions of the position to which you are assigned.

In an approach to the prevention of communicable infectious diseases, the occupational doctor provides complementary examinations adapted to your history and your position.

In particular, the occupational doctor may prescribe additional examinations necessary for the detection of conditions which are contraindicated at the workplace.

This medical examination includes a tuberculosis test and a chest x-ray unless you have a certificate from a licensed pneumophtisiologist and a chest image of less than 3 months.

The occupational doctor carries out the additional examinations provided for if you are exposed to particular risks. This is for example the case if you are exposed to ionizing radiation or biological agents that can cause serious illness.

The occupational physician will ensure that you receive the required vaccinations.

He shall carry out himself or have carried out these vaccinations and those which would be imposed by an epidemic.

You can get vaccinated from the doctor of your choice and provide a detailed certificate.

The occupational physician may carry out the recommended vaccinations in case of particular risks of contagion.

The occupational doctor shall be informed by the head of the establishment as soon as possible of any change of assignment. At that time, he or she may take the initiative to re-examine you.

Periodic review

You have a medical exam every 2 years.

Medical examinations or nursing interviews may be carried out more frequently on the advice of the occupational doctor if you are exposed to particular risks.

You will benefit from enhanced medical supervision if you are in one of the following situations:

• You are under the age of 18
• You work at night
• You are reinstated after long-term or long-term sick leave

Return to Work Examination

You will receive a resume exam after one of the following absences:

• Maternity leave
• Accident at work Stopping work for
• Accident at work At least 30 days' absence from work due to an absence of less than 30 days, or on the initiative of the occupational doctor

When you leave the public service permanently, you may be entitled to post-professional medical follow-up.

This is the case if you have been exposed in the course of your duties to an agent which is carcinogenic, mutagenic (i.e. capable of causing genetic mutations) or toxic to reproduction.

This is also the case if you have been exposed in a usual way to harmful agents that may cause occupational disease.

You are entitled to this post-professional medical follow-up in case of resignation, retirement, etc.

This medical follow-up is carried out by the institution in which you have been exposed.

When this establishment cannot be identified, the medical follow-up is taken care of by the establishment to which you belong at the time of your definitive cessation of duties.

You are informed of your right by the administration at the time you permanently cease your duties.

For this purpose, the administration shall issue you with a certificate of exposure to an established carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic to reproduction risk, following the opinion of the occupational physician.

Post-professional follow-up can be provided, at your choice, as part of a hospital consultation or by any doctor chosen freely.