French Public Health Code
In forceI.-A special practice allowance is awarded to full-time hospital practitioners, including during their probationary period, assigned to a public health establishment in the Department of Mayotte, who formally undertake in writing to carry out their duties there for a minimum period of two consecutive years.
II - The amount of the special practice allowance awarded is equal to eight months of the practitioner's basic emoluments provided for in article R. 6152-23.
The emoluments to be considered are those received by the practitioner during the first month of the period of employment mentioned in the first paragraph.
III -The special practice allowance is paid in two equal instalments:
-The first at the beginning of the commitment period ;
-The second at the end of the commitment period.
IV - Each of the two fractions of the special exercise allowance is increased, depending on the composition of the family, by 10% for the care of the spouse, cohabitee or partner in a civil solidarity pact and by 5% for each dependent child within the meaning of the legislation on family benefits. These increases may not be paid before the arrival in the Department of Mayotte of the members of the family who are entitled to them. If the family members arrive after the first instalment has been paid, these increases will be paid when the second instalment is paid.
V.-In the event that a couple of practitioners who are married, cohabiting or in a civil solidarity pact are assigned to a public health establishment in the Department of Mayotte, the two practitioners may not each receive the special practice allowance.
The special practice allowance and, where applicable, the increases provided for in IV are awarded to the one of the two practitioners who receives the higher emoluments.
VI-Practitioners who, at their own request, cease to perform their duties before the end of the period of employment may not receive the portions of the special allowance for practice provided for in III and any increases provided for in IV that have not yet fallen due. He is also required to reimburse to the public health establishment of the Department of Mayotte that paid him the allowance the amount of the sums already received by way of the special practice allowance.
If the termination of employment before the end of the period of employment in the Department of Mayotte is due to the needs of the service or to temporary or permanent unfitness to continue working, as determined by the medical committee provided for inarticle R. 6152-36 of the Public Health Code , the practitioner shall retain the benefit of the first fraction of the special practice allowance and any increases already paid.
