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provided that the employer is not required to pay the | employee for periods in which the employee is unavailable | for work for the purposes of rehabilitation or while the | employee is medically disqualified. The employee may | apply normal sick leave and vacation time, if any, for | these periods.: |
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| (i)__As provided in subparagraph (2-A); |
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| (ii)__That an employer may change the employee's | work assignment to reduce any possible safety | hazard.__If the employee is reassigned, the | employer shall pay the employee the rate of the | new work assignment until an evaluation conducted | by or arranged through the rehabilitation or | treatment provider concludes the unreasonable | safety hazard has abated, with or without | conditions such as regular or irregular interim | substance abuse testing during rehabilitation; |
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| (iii)__That an employer may suspend the employee | from active duty to reduce any possible safety | hazard.__If the employee is suspended, the | employer shall pay the employee 1/2 of the | employee's regular weekly rate, unless and until | an evaluation conducted by or arranged through the | rehabilitation or treatment provider concludes the | unreasonable safety hazard has abated, with or | without conditions such as regular or irregular | interim substance abuse testing during | rehabilitation; and |
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| (iv)__That the employer is not required to pay the | employee for periods in which the employee is | unavailable for work for the purposes of | rehabilitation or while the employee is medically | disqualified. |
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| The employee may apply normal sick leave and | vacation time, if any, for these periods. |
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| (2-A) A rehabilitation or treatment provider shall | promptly notify the employer if the employee fails to | comply with the prescribed rehabilitation program | before the expiration of the 6-month period provided in | paragraph B. Upon receipt of this notice, the employer | may take any action described in paragraph A. |
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| (3) Except as provided in divisions (a) and (b), upon | successfully completing the rehabilitation program, as |
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