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14.3 Sick Leave Usage Employees may use accumulated sick leave in one (1) hour increments as follows: A. For the employee's own diagnosis, care, or treatment of an existing health condition or for the employee's own preventative care, including routine medical and dental appointments. B. For the diagnosis, care, or treatment of an existing health condition or preventative care for an employee's family member, including routine medical and dental appointments. For purposes of this provision, "family member" includes: a biological, adopted, or foster child, stepchild, legal ward, or a child to whom the employee stands in loco parentis, a biological, adoptive or foster parent, stepparent, or legal guardian of an employee or the employee's spouse or registered domestic partner, or a person who stood in loco parentis when the employee was a minor child, spouse, registered domestic partner, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling. Employees assigned to a 56-hour work schedule may utilize a maximum of one hundred forty-four (144) hours of accumulated sick leave per calendar year and employees assigned to a 40-hour work schedule may utilize a maximum of(96)hours of accumulated sick leave for this purpose. C. Sick Leave may also be used to obtain any relief or services related to being a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking including the following with appropriate certification of the need for such services: • A temporary restraining order or restraining order. • Other injunctive relief to help ensure the health, safety or welfare of themselves or their children. • To seek medical attention for injuries caused by domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. • To obtain services from a domestic violence shelter, program, or rape crisis center as a result of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. • To obtain psychological counseling related to an experience of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. • To participate in safety planning and take other actions to increase safety from future domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including temporary or permanent relocation. 14.4 Sick Leave Procedure A. Employees are required to report the need for sick leave in accordance with Department policy. Employees shall notify the scheduling system prior to the start of their scheduled duty shift when utilizing sick leave. The Fire Chief or designee may waive this requirement based on exigent or unique circumstances. B. If an employee is on vacation and a permissible use of sick leave occurs while on vacation, the employee may report the need for sick leave in accordance with Department policy and request to be taken off vacation leave and be placed on sick leave for the hours the employee is eligible for sick leave as specified in Section 14.2 of this MOU. 19