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D. Any request for scheduled medical leave authorized under Article 26.04 (B) shall <br />be requested 72 hours in advance. <br />26.06 CHARGING LEAVE <br />A. For shift employees, medical leave time shall be charged to the employee in 12 - <br />hour increments unless the employee has requested approval 72 hours in advance <br />and received approval from the Fire Chief or his designee to use less than 24 hours. <br />B. For shift employees who have received approval for less than 12 -hour increments, <br />medical leave will be charged in not less than one (1) hour minimum period for <br />time less than one (1) day. <br />C. For non -shift employees, medical leave time shall be charged to the employee on <br />an hour for hour basis for approved absences. No more than one absence per work <br />day may be charged. <br />26.07 RETURNING FROM MEDICAL LEAVE <br />A. Employees on medical leave for 21 calendar days or more shall provide medical <br />certification stating they are fit for duty at least 24 hours prior to reporting for work. <br />26.08 SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR PRUDENT USE OF MEDICAL LEAVE <br />Medical leave accumulated in excess of one hundred (100) days prior to the employee's <br />anniversary date shall be compensated by paying the employee by the middle of the month <br />following the month in which the employee's anniversary date occurs for such excess leave <br />at the employee's regular hourly straight time pay. <br />26.09 MEDICAL LEAVE PAYMENT UPON SEPARATION FROM SERVICE <br />A. Employees hired on or after May 25, 2015 and who have ten or more years of <br />service with the County at the time of separation, shall receive 100% of the base <br />rate of pay for one-half of all unused medical leave, up to a maximum of 300 hours, <br />upon retirement or death. <br />44 <br />