Center controller reported clearing an aircraft to an altitude that was not in his sector; citing an...

Narrative:

I had taken over the position which was running multiple sectors combined. This is an unusual configuration. I have heard that we are using this for social distancing because of covid-19. Because of the range covered I had to use my mid settings; adjusted for the altitude. Aircraft X was following a slower company aircraft at FL340. I asked aircraft X if he would like to change altitudes or slow down. The pilot said he would like to climb and so I climbed the aircraft to FL360. When I went to switch the aircraft to the adjacent center I realized that I had not coordinated with the sector above me. I then made sure that the sector above me was aware of aircraft X and switched him. Usually when the area is in the mid configuration the airspace includes the above sector. I speculate that this is why I assumed that I had FL360 in my sector when; in fact; I did not.standardized reminders on or near the scope would be helpful when we are forced into unusual combinations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Center Controller reported clearing an aircraft to an altitude that was not in his sector; citing an unusual configuration due to special COVID-19 social distancing procedures.

Narrative: I had taken over the position which was running multiple sectors combined. This is an unusual configuration. I have heard that we are using this for social distancing because of COVID-19. Because of the range covered I had to use my mid settings; adjusted for the altitude. Aircraft X was following a slower company aircraft at FL340. I asked Aircraft X if he would like to change altitudes or slow down. The pilot said he would like to climb and so I climbed the aircraft to FL360. When I went to switch the aircraft to the adjacent Center I realized that I had not coordinated with the sector above me. I then made sure that the sector above me was aware of Aircraft X and switched him. Usually when the area is in the mid configuration the airspace includes the above sector. I speculate that this is why I assumed that I had FL360 in my sector when; in fact; I did not.Standardized reminders on or near the scope would be helpful when we are forced into unusual combinations.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Attributes
ACN	1737096
Time
Date	202003
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Enroute
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Center controller reported clearing an aircraft to an altitude that was not in his sector; citing an unusual configuration due to special covid-19 social distancing procedures.