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B-210522 1 (1983-12-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadllr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER MENERAL OECISION O-P THE UNITED STATUE WASHINGTON. 0.C. 20548 FILE: B-210522 DATE: December 15, 1983 MATTER OF: Dr. M. E. Kaye - Reimbursement of Registration Fee and Per Diem Expenses DIGEST: 1. Claim by medical doctor employed by EPA for reimbursement of registration fee and per diem expenses incurred incident to his attendance at Nevada Academy of Family Physician's meeting is governed by the prohibition of 5 U.S.C. S 5946 against such pay- ment and may not be allowed absent evidence that his attendance was part of an authorized training program under 5 U.S.C. S 4109, or that it was related to agency functions or man- agement under 5 U.S.C. S 4110. In the absence of such evidence annual leave should be charged since the employee's travel cannot be considered official travel. 2. Employee contends that he should be reimbursed for expenses incurred incident to attendance at the Nevada Academy of Family Physician's meeting because it provided him with 20 hours of continuing medical education he needs to retain his medical license and board certification, which he in turn needs to retain his EPA position. The claim is denied since the expenses are personal in nature, and within the purview of those cases where we have held that it is the duty of an em- ployee to qualify himself for the performance of his official duties. Mr. John J. Sandy, Acting Director, Financial Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has referred the claim of Dr. M. E. Kaye to us for decision. At issue is Dr. Kaye's entitlement to reim- bursement of a registration fee and per diem expenses he incurred in connection with his attendance at the annual (r)D: L1

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