[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR330.208]

[Page 199]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 330_RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, AND PLACEMENT (GENERAL)--Table of 
Contents
 
               Subpart B_Reemployment Priority List (RPL)
 
Sec. 330.208  Qualification requirements.

    (a) Subject to applicable requirements of law and this chapter, an 
individual is considered qualified for a position if he or she:
    (1) Meets OPM-established or approved qualification standards and 
requirements for the position, including any minimum educational 
requirements, and any selection placement factors established by the 
agency;
    (2) Is physically qualified, with reasonable accommodation where 
appropriate, to perform the duties of the position; and
    (3) Meets any special qualifying condition that OPM has approved for 
the position.
    (4) Meets any other applicable requirement for appointment to the 
competitive service.
    (b) An agency may make an exception to the qualification standard 
and adopt an alternative standard under the following conditions (this 
provision does not authorize waiver of the selection order required by 
Sec. 330.207):
    (1) The exception is applied consistently and equitably in filling a 
position;
    (2) The individual meets any minimum educational requirement for the 
position; and
    (3) The agency determines that the individual has the capacity, 
adaptability, and special skills needed to satisfactorily perform the 
duties and responsibilities of the position.
    (c) The sex of an individual may not be considered in determining 
qualifications for a position, except positions for which OPM has 
determined certification of eligibles by sex is justified.

[53 FR 45067, Nov. 8, 1988, as amended at 60 FR 3061, Jan. 13, 1995]