A. “Serious Health Condition” means an illness, injury impairment, or physical or mental condition that involves one of the following:

1. Hospital Care

Inpatient care (i.e., an overnight stay) in a hospital, hospice, or residential medical care facility including any period of incapacity or subsequent treatment m connection with or consequent to such inpatient Care.

2. Absence Plus Treatment

(a) A period of incapacity of more than three consecutive calendar days (including any, subsequent treatment or period of incapacity relating to the same condition that also involves:

    (1) Treatment two or more times by a health care provider, by a nurse or physicians assistant under direct supervision of a health care provider, or by a provider of health care services (e.g., physical therapist)
    under orders of or on referral by a health care provider, or

    (2) Treatment by a health care provider on at least one occasion which results in a regimen of continuing treatment under the supervision of the health care provider.

3. Pregnancy

Any period of incapacity due to pregnancy, or for prenatal care.

4. Chronic Conditions Requiring Treatments

A chronic condition which:

    (1) Requires periodic visits for treatment by a health care provider, or by a nurse or physician’s assistant under direct supervision of a health call provider;

    (2) Continues over an extended period of time (including recurring episodes of a single underlying condition); and

    (3) May cause episodic rather than a continuing period of incapacity (e.g., asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, etc.).

5. Permanent Long Term Conditions Requiring Supervision

A period of incapacity , which is permanent or long-term due to a condition for which treatment may not be effective. The employee or family member must be under the continuing supervision of, but need not be receiving active treatment by, a health care provider. Examples include Alzheimers, a severe stroke, or the terminal stages of a disease.

6. Multiple Treatments (Non-Chronic Conditions)

Any period of absence to receive multiple treatments (including any period of recovery therefrom) by a health care provider or by a provider of health care services under order of, or on referral by, a health care provider, either for restorative surgery after an accident or other injury, or for a condition that would likely result in a period of incapacity of more than three consecutive calendar days in the absence of medical intervention or treatment. such as cancer (chemotherapy, radiation, etc.), severe arthritis (physical therapy), and kidney disease (dialysis).

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