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19.1.1 Hospital Care
Inpatient care (i.e., an overnight stay) in a hospital, hospice, or residential medical care facility, including any period of incapacity or subsequent treatment in connection with or consequent to such inpatient care.
19.1.2 Absence Plus Treatment
A period of incapacity of more than three (3) consecutive calendar days (including any subsequent treatment of period of incapacity relating to the same condition), that also involves:
19.1.2.1 Treatment two or more times by a health care provider, by a nurse or physician's assistant under direct supervision of a health care provider, or by a provider of health care services (e.g., physical therapist) under orders of, or on referral by, a healthcare provider; or
19.1.2.2 Treatment by a health care provider on at least one occasion which results in a regimen of continuing treatment under the supervision of the health care provider.
19.1.3 Pregnancy
Any period of incapacity due to pregnancy or for prenatal care.
19.1.4 Chronic Conditions Requiring Treatments
A chronic condition which:
19.1.4.1 Requires periodic visits for treatment by a health care provider, or by a nurse or physician's assistant under direct supervision of a health care provider;
19.1.4.2 Continues over an extended period of time (including recurring episodes of a single underlying condition); and
19.1.4.3 May cause episodic rather than a continuing period of incapacity (e.g., asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, etc.)
19.1.5 Permanent/Long-term Conditions Requiring Supervision
A period of incapacity which is permanent or long-term due to a condition for which treatment may not be effective. The employee or family member must be under the continuing supervision of, but need not be receiving treatment by, a health care provider. Examples include Alzheimer's, a severe stroke, or the terminal stages of a disease.
19.1.6 Multiple Treatments (Non-Chronic Conditions)
Any period of absence to receive multiple treatments (including any period of recovery therefrom) by a health care provider or by a provider of health care services under orders of, or on referral by, a health care provider, either for restorative surgery after an accident or other injury, or for a condition that would likely result in a period of incapacity of more than three consecutive calendar days in the absence of medical intervention or treatment, such as cancer (chemotherapy, radiation, etc.) severe arthritis (physical therapy), kidney disease dialysis).