3 FAM 1900
MEDICAL resources for personnel
3 FAM 1910
MEDICAL EXAMINATION AND CLEARANCE
(CT:PER-678; 06-22-2012)
(Office of Origin: HR/ER/WLD)
3 FAM 1911 Waiver of Pre-Employment Standards
(CT:PER-653; 10-07-2011)
a. When requested and authorized by the candidate, the
Director General (DG) of the Foreign Service or a Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Human Resources as the Director Generals delegatee will review the case of any
Department of State Foreign Service candidate who has been denied an unlimited
medical clearance for assignment worldwide, and determine whether or not the
candidate should be appointed despite the medical disqualification.
b. A waiver will only be granted if it is found to be
in the best interest of the Service. In considering whether or not to grant a
waiver, the DG or his or her delegatee will take into account factors
including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) At what percentage and number of posts is the
candidate currently available to be assigned?
(2) Is the disqualifying condition considered
permanent or temporary in nature (i.e., is it likely that in the future the
percentage of posts to which the candidate can be assigned will remain the same
or increase or decrease)?
(3) What is the nature of the specific position for
which the candidate is applying? (For example, will this person be assigned as
a specialist with skills that the Foreign Service needs at this time? How many
posts have this type of position and where are they located?)
(4) Does this candidate otherwise possess some
extraordinary skill or experience the value of which would outweigh her or his
inability to be assigned worldwide?
c. Decisions of the DG or his or her delegatee are final
and are not subject to further appeal by the candidate.
3 FAM 1912 through 1919 unassigned