Medical Certification Requirement. In order to receive paid temporary disability benefits as described in Article 10, all Unit Members shall be required to submit medical certification (e.g., doctor’s note) for absences due to illness or injury of three (3) or more consecutive workdays.
Medical Certification Requirement. A. A medical certification from a health care provider must be provided when leave is requested for the serious health condition of the employee or the employee's family member. The medical certification should include the following information:
1. The date on which the serious health condition began.
2. The probable duration of the condition.
3. The appropriate medical facts and,
4. A brief statement of the regimen or treatment, including estimated number of visits, nature, frequency and duration of treatment including treatment by another provider on referral by or order of health care provider, and whether inpatient hospitalization is required.
B. For an employee's personal serious health condition, the certification shall include a statement that the employee is unable to perform work of any kind, or a statement that the employee is unable to perform any one (or more) of the essential functions of the position, even with reasonable accommodation, if required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
C. For FMLA leave to care for a seriously-ill family member, the certification shall include a statement that the patient requires assistance for basic medical, hygiene, nutritional needs, safety, or transportation; or, the employee's presence would be beneficial or desirable for the care of the family member, which may include psychological comfort. The employee is required to indicate the care he/she will provide and an estimate period of time.
D. Certification for the use of intermittent FMLA leave or a reduced work schedule shall include the medical necessity for such leave or schedule, or that the leave or schedule is necessary to care for a family member's recovery, and the expected duration and schedule of such leave or reduced work schedule.
E. Medical certification may be required to affirm the employee's ability to resume the essential functions of the job, with reasonable accommodations, if required by the ADA, after being absent on FMLA leave.
F. The University may also request a second opinion, if it has reason to doubt the validity of the certification.
G. The University may require that subsequent recertification be obtained on a reasonable basis. Recertification more frequently than every 30 days may be required if:
1. The employee requests an extension of leave,
2. Circumstances described in the original certification have changed significantly; or
3. The University may also request a medical certification if information that casts doub...
Medical Certification Requirement. The following certification requirements shall apply to FMLA leave requests:
A. Members who request leave because of their own serious health condition or the serious health condition of a covered family member may be required to provide a certification issued by the health care provider of the Member or the Member’s family member. The City shall give the Member written notice of the requirement for medical certification in a particular case.
B. Members must provide the requested certification to the City within the time frame requested by the City, unless it is not practicable under the particular circumstances to do so despite the Member’s diligent, good faith efforts. The City must allow at least fifteen (15) calendar days after the City’s request for certification.
C. In most cases where the City requests certification, the Member will be requested to furnish certification at the time the Member requests FMLA leave or soon after the leave is requested, or in the case of unforeseen leave, soon after the leave commences. The City may request certification at some later date if the City has reason to question the appropriateness of the leave or its duration.
D. In its discretion, the City may require a second medical opinion and periodic recertification at its own expense. If the first and second opinions differ, the City, at its own expense, may obtain the binding opinion of a third health care provider, approved jointly by the Member and the City.
E. The City reserves the right to designate all FMLA qualifying leave as FMLA leave.
Medical Certification Requirement. 1. When FMLA qualifying leave is foreseeable and 30 days notice has been provided, an employee must provide a medical certification before leave begins.
2. When FMLA qualifying leave is not foreseeable, an employee must provide notice to the employer of the need for leave as soon as practicable (1 or 2 working days is expected except in extraordinary circumstances). The employee must then provide medical certification within 15 working days.
3. Failure to provide requested medical certification in a timely manner may result in denial of leave until it is provided. The County, at its expense, may require an examination by a second health care provider designated by the County, if it reasonably doubts the medical certification you initially provide. If the second health care provider's opinion conflicts with the original medical certification, the County, at its expense, may require a third, mutually agreeable, health care provider to conduct an examination and provide a final and binding opinion.
Medical Certification Requirement. The City may require a unit employee to provide a medical certificate from their Medical Care Provider [MCP] upon returning to work for absences of two [2] or more consecutive shifts (based on the member’s regular schedule). Pending receipt of such medical certification, the City may withhold approving the use of the employee’s sick leave until the medical documentation is provided.
Medical Certification Requirement. In order to receive paid temporary disability benefits, all managers shall be required to submit medical certification (e.g., doctor’s note) for all absences due to illness or injury of three (3) or more consecutive workdays.
