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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 <br />be taken for this purpose without approval of the Fire Chief (see definition <br />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 Fire Chief prior to or as soon as possible <br />after time set for beginning the daily duties. An employee in a unit operating on a <br />twenty-four (24) hour basis must notify the department within the time limit <br />established by the Fire Chief. <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 <br />reporting for work. <br />C. Use of medical leave shall not be permitted after submission of an employee's <br />resignation. A resignation submission date will act as a timestamp, all medical leave <br />occurrences requested after the resignation date will be drawn from the employee's <br />annual leave, unless approved by the Fire Chief or his designee. If the employee <br />has no annual leave available, and is not approved by the Fire Chief or designee for <br />use of sick leave, the employee shall be placed in a no -pay status during any medical <br />leave. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to employees who submit <br />their resignation in connection with entry into retirement, including entry into the <br />DROP. <br />43 <br />