Use of Personal Leave for Medical Purposes Sample Clauses

Use of Personal Leave for Medical Purposes. A. Personal leave for medical purposes may be granted by the facility supervisor or designee only in the following instances, subject to 20.1D above. 1. At the discretion of the facility supervisor or designee, an employee may be granted personal leave for a medical appointment or illness or injury of the employee. The employee may be required to support said absence with a physician’s certificate. Employees will not be required to provide a physician’s certificate for illness of less than three (3) days unless improper use is suspected. 2. At the discretion of the facility supervisor or designee, an employee may be granted personal leave for a medical or dental appointment or illness or injury within the employee’s immediate family which requires the attendance of the employee or where the employee’s presence on the job could jeopardize the health of fellow employees. Under these conditions the employee may with the consent of the employee’s facility supervisor or designee use personal leave with pay the same as if the employee were personally under a medical disability; however, such leave may not be granted unless the facility supervisor or designee is satisfied that the absence of the employee is required to attend the dependent with the medial appointment, illness, or disability. The facility supervisor or designee may require a doctor’s certification showing that the employee is required to be in attendance. 3. Upon the death of a spouse or other family member of the immediate family of an employee, the employee may use not more than seven (7) working days of accrued personal leave with pay for purposes of funeral leave. Under extenuating circumstances, the facility supervisor or designee may, at his/her discretion, approve the use of additional days of accrued personal leave for this purpose. Immediate family for purposes of funeral leave means the employee’s spouse, children, stepchildren, mother, father, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister, brother, grandparent or grandchild. 4. In each case of absence due to illness or injury it shall be the responsibility of the employee to notify the employee’s supervisor of the absence immediately and to report periodically the anticipated duration of the absence. Failure to notify the supervisor may result in disciplinary action, up to, and including termination. 5. At the discretion of the facility supervisor or designee, an employee may be granted personal leave when requested by local medical officials to...