[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1, Parts 1 to 699]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR630.403]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 630--ABSENCE AND LEAVE--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart D--Sick Leave
 
Sec. 630.403  Supporting evidence.

    (a) An agency may grant sick leave only when supported by 
administratively acceptable evidence. Regardless of the duration of the 
absence, an agency may consider an employee's certification as to the 
reason for his or her absence as administratively acceptable evidence. 
For an absence in excess of 3 workdays, or for a lesser period when 
determined necessary, the agency may also require a medical certificate 
or other administratively acceptable evidence as to the reason for an 
absence for any of the purposes described in Sec. 630.401(a).
    (b) An agency may establish a uniformly applied policy that requires 
employees to provide administratively acceptable evidence or medical 
certification for a request for sick leave within a specified time 
period. An employee who does not provide the required evidence or 
medical certification within the specified time period is not entitled 
to sick leave.
    (c) An agency may require an employee requesting sick leave to care 
for a family member under Sec. 630.401(a)(3)(ii) to provide an 
additional written statement from the health care provider concerning 
the family member's need for psychological comfort and/or physical care. 
The statement must certify that--
    (1) The family member requires psychological comfort and/or physical 
care;
    (2) The family member would benefit from the employee's care or 
presence; and
    (3) The employee is needed to care for the family member for a 
specified period of time.

[65 FR 37240, June 13, 2000]