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Citv of Pequot Lakes Citv of Pequot Lakes Personnel Policies <br /> Title: Leaves Effective Date: [date adopted] <br /> Effective Date(s)of Amendment(s): <br /> 10.5.3 Definitions <br /> • "Caring"for a covered family member includes psychological as well as physical care. <br /> It also includes acquiring care and sharing care duties. <br /> • An eligible "child" is defined as a person under 18 years of age (or a person incapable <br /> of self-care because of a physical or mental disability) who is a biological, adopted, <br /> foster, or step child, a ward of the employee, or a person with whom the employee <br /> is charged with a parent's rights, duties and responsibilities. <br /> • "Spouse" does not include domestic partners or common-law spouses. <br /> • An eligible "parent" includes a biological parent or a person who was charged with <br /> parental rights, duties and responsibilities over the employee when the employee <br /> was under the age of 18; "parent" doesn't include in- laws. <br /> • "Serious Health Condition" as defined under the FML means an illness, injury, <br /> impairment, or physical or mental condition that involves one of the following: <br /> • Hospital Care: Any period of incapacity or treatment connected with inpatient care <br /> (i.e., an overnight stay) in a hospital, hospice, or residential medical care facility; <br /> • Pregnancy:Any period of incapacity due to pregnancy, prenatal medical care or child <br /> birth; <br /> • Absence Plus Treatment:A period of incapacity more than three consecutive calendar <br /> days that also involves continuing treatment by or under the supervision of a health <br /> care provider. <br /> • Chronic Conditions Requiring Treatments. An incapacity from a chronic condition <br /> which requires periodic visits for treatment by a health care provider, continues over <br /> an extended period of time and may cause episodic rather than a continuing period <br /> of incapacity; <br /> • Permanent/Long-term Conditions Requiring Supervision; <br /> • Multiple Treatments:Any period of absence to receive multiple treatments(including <br /> any period of recovery therefrom) by a health care provider or by a provider of health <br /> care services under orders of, or on referral by, a health care provider. <br /> 23 <br />