Common use of Doctor’s Statement Clause in Contracts

Doctor’s Statement. a. The Director may make a written request for a Driver/Aide to provide a Doctor's statement regarding the reason(s) for the Driver’s/Aide's absences whenever the period of such absences exceeds the following: i. Absences on four (4) consecutive days; or ii. Sets of consecutive absences on eight (8) days during one month; or iii. Sets of consecutive absences on ten (10) days during one (1) fiscal year; b. The Director reserves the right to require a Driver/Aide to provide a medical statement from his/her personal doctor, at the District’s expense, to substantiate a request for sick leave that, in the District’s opinion, is excessive (as defined in i, ii, and iii above) or in the event the District questions the Driver’s/Aide’s ability to perform his or her essential job functions. Such statement must be submitted within ten (10) days after the Director’s request, unless the Driver/Aide presents verification from the physician’s office that an appointment with the physician has been made and/or the physician’s statement was not available within this ten (10) day period.

Doctor’s Statement. a. The Director may make a written request for a Driver/Aide to provide a Doctor's statement regarding the reason(s) for the Driver’s/AideDriver’s/▇▇▇▇'s absences whenever the period of such absences exceeds the following: i. Absences on four (4) consecutive days; or ii. Sets of consecutive absences on eight (8) days during one month; or iii. Sets of consecutive absences on ten (10) days during one (1) fiscal year; b. The Director reserves the right to require a Driver/Aide to provide a medical statement from his/her personal doctor, at the District’s expense, to substantiate a request for sick leave that, in the District’s opinion, is excessive (as defined in i, ii, and iii above) or in the event the District questions the Driver’s/AideDriver’s/▇▇▇▇’s ability to perform his or her essential job functions. Such statement must be submitted within ten (10) days after the Director’s request, unless the Driver/Aide presents verification from the physician’s office that an appointment with the physician has been made and/or the physician’s statement was not available within this ten (10) day period.