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. r <br /> 26 . 04 ACCRUAL <br /> Medical leave may be accumulated for a total of no more than one hundred ( 100) at the <br /> employee' s anniversary date . <br /> 26 . 05 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 /> 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 . 06 REQUEST FOR LEAVE <br /> A . To receive compensation while absent on medical leave, the employee shall <br /> notify the employee' s immediate supervisor or Fire Chief prior to or as soon <br /> as possible after time set for beginning the daily duties . An employee in a <br /> unit operating on a twenty-four (24) hour basis must notify the department <br /> within the time limit established by the Director of Emergency Services . <br /> 40 <br />