Flex Time For Attending Medical Appointments. In instances where an officer having received an on-the-job injury has been released to return to work, but has not been released from treatment, additional medical appointments may be necessary. In these instances when a doctor’s appointment is scheduled outside the officer’s normal work schedule, the officer will be eligible – subject to the needs of the service - to receive flex time [up to a maximum of six hours per trip] for the off-duty time spent traveling to and from the doctor, as well as the off-duty time spent at the doctor’s appointment, provided the following conditions are met: