An Administrator's Guide to California Private School Law

Chapter 8 – Leaves And Absences

 A health care provider who practices in a country other than the United States, who is licensed to practice in accordance with the laws and regulations of that country. 1173 A health care provider who practices in a country other than the United States, who is licensed to practice in accordance with the laws and regulations of that country. 1174 vi. Covered Active Duty Covered active duty or call to covered active duty status is defined in two different ways. First, in the case of a member of a regular component of the Armed Forces, covered active duty is duty during the deployment of the member with the Armed Forces to a foreign country. In the case of a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces, covered active duty is duty during the deployment of member of the Armed Forces to a foreign country under a call or order to active duty. 1175 vii. Covered Military Member A covered military member is the employee’s spouse, son, daughter, or parent on covered active duty or call to active duty status. 1176 The term “covered military member” applies to an employee’s use of qualifying exigency leave. viii. Covered Service Member A covered service member is a member of the United States Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or Reserves, who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, is otherwise in outpatient status, or is otherwise on the temporary disability retired list, for a serious injury or illness. The term “covered service member” also includes a veteran who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, for a serious injury or illness and who was a member of the Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or Reserves) within five years preceding the date on which the veteran undergoes that medical treatment, recuperation or therapy. The term “covered service member” applies to an employee’s use of military caregiver leave. 1177 ix. Outpatient Status With respect to a covered service member, “outpatient status” means the status of a member of the Armed Forces assigned to either: (1) a military medical treatment facility as an outpatient; or (2) a unit established for the purpose of providing command and control of members of the Armed Forces receiving medical care as outpatients. 1178 x. Next of Kin of a Covered Service member The nearest blood relative of an injured service member, other than the covered service member’s spouse, parent, son, or daughter, in the following order of priority: blood relatives who have been granted legal custody of the service member by court decree or statute, brothers and sisters, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and first cousins, unless the covered service member has specifically designated in writing another blood relative as his or her nearest blood relative for purposes of military caregiver leave under the FMLA. 1179

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