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B. For employees hired on or after the beginning of the first pay period after Union <br /> ratification and County approval of this Agreement,medical leave shall not exceed <br /> fifty(50) days at any time. <br /> 26.04 USE OF MEDICAL LEAVE <br /> MEDICAL LEAVE MAY BE GRANTED FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES: <br /> - A. Personal injury, pregnancy or illness not connected with work. <br /> B. Medical, dental, optical or chiropractic examination or treatment. (Refer to <br /> "D" for members of employee's family.) <br /> C. Exposure to a contagious disease which would endanger others. <br /> D. Illness of a member of the employee's immediate family who lives <br /> permanently in the same domicile which requires the personal care and <br /> attention of the employee. No more than five(5)working days a year may be <br /> taken for this purpose without approval of the Director of Emergency <br /> p g Y <br /> Services (see definition of immediate family in Article 24). <br /> E. Events in accordance with the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. <br /> 26.05 REQUEST FOR LEAVE <br /> A. To receive compensation while absent on medical leave, the employee shall notify <br /> the employee's immediate supervisor or Emergency Services Director prior to or as <br /> soon as possible after time set for beginning the daily duties. An employee in a unit <br /> operating on a twenty-four (24) hour basis must notify the department within the <br /> time limit established by the Director of Emergency Services. <br /> B. Medical leave used adjacent to any other approved leave will not be authorized <br /> unless the employee submits medical certification at least 24 hours prior to reporting <br /> for work. <br /> C. Use of medical leave in the last 30 days of employment with the County shall not be <br /> permitted unless approved by the Emergency Services Director or his designee. <br /> D. Any request for scheduled medical leave authorized under Article 26.04(B)shall be <br /> requested 72 hours in advance. <br /> 44 <br />