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Paid Medical Leave Summary
A summary of paid medical leave.
Paid Medical Leave (PML)
The City provides paid medical leave (PML) for medical absences which exceed eight (8) hours in a twelve (12) week period for the same occurrence. PML may be used for both personal medical and family medical reasons. Family members covered by City policy include the employee's spouse, parent or child, and any other family member or member of the employee's household for whom the employee or the employee's spouse has primary care responsibility. City policy limits the amount of PML which may be charged in some family medical situations.
All regular, full-time employees accrue PML at the rate of five and one half (5.5) hours per month; 24-hour fire employees accrue sixteen (16) hours per month. Accrual and carry over of PML from one fiscal year to the next is unlimited. At the time of retirement, accrued PML is credited as service time for calculating retirement benefits. It is not paid to the employee upon termination.
The City may require medical certification or other documentation of the need for medical leave and may require further medical evaluation. Approval of leave and the length of the leave is at the discretion of the designated supervisor, except where requirements have been placed on leave covered by FMLA.
Preventive Medical Care (PMC)
PMC is not a separate leave; it is a part of PML, but it is coded and tracked separately. Up to sixteen (16) hours of an employee's PML each fiscal year can be used directly for preventive care or medical purposes without first having to meet the eight (8) hour deductible described in the Paid Personal Leave section. This leave may be charged as PMC provided the employee has sufficient PML to cover the leave. PMC is intended to be used for doctor's visits, dental check-ups and other preventive medical care. However, it may be used for any reason that qualifies for medical leave, including charging it towards all or a portion of an eight (8) hour deductible. At the end of the fiscal year, unused PMC remains as part of the employee's accumulated PML balance, but it does not carry over as PMC.
The City provides paid medical leave (PML) for medical absences which exceed eight (8) hours in a twelve (12) week period for the same occurrence. PML may be used for both personal medical and family medical reasons. Family members covered by City policy include the employee's spouse, parent or child, and any other family member or member of the employee's household for whom the employee or the employee's spouse has primary care responsibility. City policy limits the amount of PML which may be charged in some family medical situations.
All regular, full-time employees accrue PML at the rate of five and one half (5.5) hours per month; 24-hour fire employees accrue sixteen (16) hours per month. Accrual and carry over of PML from one fiscal year to the next is unlimited. At the time of retirement, accrued PML is credited as service time for calculating retirement benefits. It is not paid to the employee upon termination.
The City may require medical certification or other documentation of the need for medical leave and may require further medical evaluation. Approval of leave and the length of the leave is at the discretion of the designated supervisor, except where requirements have been placed on leave covered by FMLA.
Preventive Medical Care (PMC)
PMC is not a separate leave; it is a part of PML, but it is coded and tracked separately. Up to sixteen (16) hours of an employee's PML each fiscal year can be used directly for preventive care or medical purposes without first having to meet the eight (8) hour deductible described in the Paid Personal Leave section. This leave may be charged as PMC provided the employee has sufficient PML to cover the leave. PMC is intended to be used for doctor's visits, dental check-ups and other preventive medical care. However, it may be used for any reason that qualifies for medical leave, including charging it towards all or a portion of an eight (8) hour deductible. At the end of the fiscal year, unused PMC remains as part of the employee's accumulated PML balance, but it does not carry over as PMC.
