---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 551.425"
title: "5"
number: "551.425"
heading: "Time spent receiving medical attention."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/551.425"
---

# §551.425. Time spent receiving medical attention.

- (a) Time spent waiting for and receiving medical attention for illness or injury shall be considered hours of work if:
  - (1) The medical attention is required on a workday an employee reported for duty and subsequently became ill or was injured;
  - (2) The time spent receiving medical attention occurs during the employee's regular working hours; and
  - (3) The employee receives the medical attention on the agency's premises, or at the direction of the agency at a medical facility away from the agency's premises.
- (b) Time spent taking a physical examination that is required for the employee's continued employment with the agency shall be considered hours of work.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 45 FR 85664, Dec. 30, 1980, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5542(c); Sec. 4(f) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended by Pub. L. 93-259, 88 Stat. 55 (29 U.S.C. 204f). Link to an amendment published at 91 FR 48238, July 31, 2026.