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serious health condition

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A quick definition of serious health condition:

A serious health condition is when someone is very sick or hurt and needs to stay in the hospital, can't work for more than three days, or needs ongoing treatment from a doctor. It can also include being pregnant or having a long-term illness that makes it hard to do everyday things. If someone needs to take care of a family member with a serious health condition, they may be able to take time off work under the Family and Medical Leave Act.

A more thorough explanation:

Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), a serious health condition is an illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition that:

  • Requires inpatient care
  • Causes incapacity for more than three full days with continuing treatment by a health care provider
  • Causes incapacity due to pregnancy or prenatal care
  • Requires incapacity due to, or treatment for, a chronic serious health condition
  • Causes permanent or long-term incapacity for a condition for which treatment may not be effective, such as a terminal illness
  • Requires absence for multiple treatments for either restorative surgery following an injury or accident, or a condition that would require an absence of more than three days if not treated

For example, a serious health condition could be:

  • A heart attack that requires hospitalization
  • A broken leg that requires ongoing treatment and causes incapacity for more than three days
  • A complicated pregnancy that causes incapacity
  • Cancer that requires ongoing treatment and causes incapacity
  • A terminal illness that causes permanent incapacity
  • Multiple surgeries for a serious injury or condition

These examples illustrate how a serious health condition can be a wide range of medical issues that require significant treatment and/or cause incapacity for an extended period of time.

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