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beginning of his/her workday, may be allowed to charge such absence to

personal leave credits provided the employee furnishes an acceptable

satisfactory explanation for such absence.
§10.11 Medical Certificates

(a) Medical certificates submitted by an employee are (1) confidential,
(2) must be received by the immediate supervisor, (3) the information shall

not be released to any unauthorized person.
Recognizing that there may be occasions when an employee desires that

the content of a medical certificate be kept strictly confidential, the State shall
designate one person in a particular department, agency or facility to receive

the medical information and transmit the authorization for use of sick leave
credits and/or anticipated date of return to duty back to the employee’s

immediate supervisor.
This procedure will not be routinely used by employees except in

instances where extreme confidentiality concerns exist. Where the
agency/facility head determines that this privilege is being abused by an

individual employee, the privilege may be discontinued for that employee
at agency discretion.

(b) A doctor’s certificate will not be routinely required for absences of
four (4) days or less due to illness. When the appointing authority

determines that the employee shall be required to provide medical
documentation solely as a result of review of the employee’s attendance

record, such requirement shall follow counseling, written notice to the
employee, and shall commence subsequent to such notice.

The requirement placed on the employee shall be of reasonable duration,

and the employee shall be advised of that duration when notified of the
requirement.
§10.12 Tardiness Emergency Duties

An appointing authority shall excuse a reasonable amount of tardiness

caused by direct emergency duties of duly authorized volunteer ambulance
squad members, volunteer fire fighters and enrolled civil defense volunteers.
In such cases, the appointing authority may require the employee to submit

satisfactory evidence that the lateness was due to such emergency duty.

§10.13 Accounting of Time Accruals
(a) Employees who do not maintain their own leave accruals, or for

whom leave accruals are not immediately available, shall be advised of such

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