Section 9-504 - Certificate of illness.
§ 9-504. Certificate of illness.
(a) In general.- An employee who uses sick leave for 5 or more consecutive workdays for personal illness or disability or the illness or disability of a member of the employee's immediate family may not receive payment under this subtitle unless the employee gives the employee's immediate supervisor an original certificate of illness or disability.
(b) Signatures.- The certificate required under subsection (a) of this section shall be signed by one of the following:
(1) a medical doctor who is authorized to practice medicine or surgery by the state in which the doctor practices;
(2) if authorized to practice in a state and performing within the scope of that authority:
(i) a chiropractor;
(ii) a clinical psychologist;
(iii) a dentist;
(iv) a licensed certified social worker - clinical;
(v) a nurse midwife;
(vi) a nurse practitioner;
(vii) an oral surgeon;
(viii) an optometrist;
(ix) a physical therapist; or
(x) a podiatrist;
(3) an accredited Christian Science practitioner; or
(4) a health care provider as defined by the federal Family Medical Leave Act.
(c) Prognosis.- The certificate required under subsection (a) of this section due to an employee's illness or disability shall include a prognosis about the employee's ability to return to work.
[An. Code 1957, art. 64A, § 37; 1993, ch. 10, § 2; ch. 502, § 1; 1996, ch. 347, § 1.]