Healthcare Provider
Healthcare Provider
A doctor of medicine or osteopathy who is authorized to practice medicine or surgery (as appropriate) by the state in which the doctor practices or any other person determined by the Secretary of Labor or person designated by the Secretary to be capable of providing health care services. Others capable of providing health care services include only podiatrists, dentists, clinical psychologists, optometrists, chiropractors, nurse practitioners and nurse-midwives authorized to practice in the state and performing within the scope of their practice as defined under state law. This includes Christian Scientist Practitioners listed with the First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, Massachusetts. Where an employee or family member is receiving treatment from a Christian Science Practitioner, such employee may not object to any requirement from an employer that the employee or family member submit to examination (though not treatment) to obtain a second or third certification from a health care provider other than a Christian Science Practitioner except as otherwise provided under applicable state or local law.
Policy # | Policy Title |
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HRM-026 | Family, Medical, and Military Leave |