Every employee of Suffolk County shall be entitled to excuse
himself or herself from his or her duties as an employee for a sufficient
period of time, not to exceed four hours on an annual basis, to undertake
screenings for breast cancer and prostate cancer.
The entire period of the leave of absence authorized pursuant
to this article shall be an excused leave and shall not be charged
against any sick, personal or other leave time to which such employee
is otherwise entitled.