Common use of Physician's Statement Clause in Contracts

Physician's Statement. The District may, for reasonable cause, require verification of appropriate use of a leave. For example, a medical statement or examination by the unit member's physician or, at the District's option and expense, from a District-appointed physician, may be required for the use of sick leave. Reasonable cause may include: an absence of five (5) or more consecutive days, continuing intermittent absences, where a unit member has been previously counseled for excessive absences or currently on an improvement plan for attendance, evidence that the leave is being used for other than its intended purpose, or whenever additional medical information would be helpful to determine if a unit member is disabled or requires a reasonable accommodation.

Physician's Statement. 12.1.11.1 The District may, for reasonable cause, require verification of appropriate use of a leave. For example, a medical statement or examination by the unit memberemployee's physician or, at the District's option and expense, from a District-appointed physician, may be required for the use of sick leave. Reasonable cause may include: an absence of five (5) or more consecutive days, continuing intermittent absences, where a unit member an employee has been previously counseled for excessive absences or currently on an improvement plan for attendance, evidence that the leave is being used for other than its intended purpose, or whenever additional medical information would be helpful to determine if a unit member is disabled or requires a reasonable accommodation.