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Beginning of COP PeriodIf the employee has stopped work due to the disablingeffects of a traumatic injury, the period begins with thefirst full day or shift of the disability, provided that itbegins within 45 days of the injury.The employing agency will keep the employee in a paystatus or grant administrative leave for any fraction of aday or shift lost on the date of injury, with no charge tothe 45-day period. Only if the injury occurs before thebeginning of the work day may the date of injury becharged to COP.