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2016 CBA Tentati ve Agreement Page 102 of 217 comprehensive or all - inclusive list of all medications that restrict employees from performing safety - related duties. Further guidelines on restricted medications may be found in FAA Order 7210.3. Section 16. At le ast once annually, the Parties shall meet to discuss polices on medications and medical conditions that may result in temporary or permanent medical disqualification of employees. In order to make these meetings as productive as possible the Parties' repre sentatives should include qualified medical representatives. Section 17. The Agency has determined that n o later than October 31, 2016, it will establish a policy to evaluate employees who are being treated with certain selective serotonin reuptake inhibi tor (SSRI) medication(s) for a special consideration medical clearance. Prior to implementation of this policy, the Agency will meet any bargaining obligation in accordance with Article 7 of this Agreement. Section 18. As medical qualifications, restricti ons and associated procedures may be modified and no such potential modifications have been discussed nor could have been contemplated, the Union reserves the right to mid - term negotiations. Any such negotiations shall be in accordance with Article 7 of th is Agreement. ARTICLE 67 TRAINING Section 1. The Parties agree that the Agency determines individual training methods and needs. Employees will be given the opportunity to receive training in a fair and equitable manner. Section 2. If an employee's deve lopmental training is interrupted for thirty (30) days or more, the employee shall be granted sufficient training time to attain the level of proficiency he/she had at the time of the interruption, prior to the resumption of the remaining allotted training hours. The employee's evaluations and/or training reports shall be used by the Agency to determine when the employee's former level of proficiency has been re - attained. Section 3. Familiarization trips on duty time by employees to visit other ATC facilit ies shall be permitted. Familiarization trips under this Article are subject to operational needs and staffing limitations. The purpose of these trips shall be to familiarize personnel with the operation of other facilities. The use of government vehicles may be authorized for this purpose. Section 4. Pending the availability of funds, the Agency may establish outside career development training programs to support employees pursuing academic degrees that support specific organizational and mission related requirements. All programs are subject to the provisions of HRPM LD - 5.11, Continuous Learning - Formal Education, and HRPM LD - 5.5, Learning and Development - Administration. Section 5 . Remedial training shall only be administered to correct documented defic iencies in an employee's performance. When an employee is to be given remedial training, he/she shall be notified in writing of the specific areas to be covered and the reasons therefore. The training shall be confined to those specific areas. Only these s pecific subject areas shall be entered into the training record. Any remedial training shall be in accordance with FAA Order 3120.4. Section 6. Employees may voluntarily enroll in FAA directed study courses designed to improve

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