CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—APR. 16, 1996 110 STAT. 4339 §825.207), only the employing office's less stringent sick leave certification requirements may be imposed. § 825.306 How much information may be required in medical certifications of a serious health condition? (a) The Office of Compliance has made available an optional form ("Certification of Physician or Practitioner") for employees' (or their family members') use in obtaining medical certification, including second and third opinions, from health care providers that meets FMLA's certification requirements. (See Appendix B to these regulations.) This optional form reflects certification requirements so as to permit the health care provider to furnish appropriate medical information within his or her knowledge. (b) The Certification of Physician or Practitioner form is modeled closely on Form WH-380, as revised, which was developed by the Department of Labor (see 29 C.F.R. Part 825, Appendix B). The employing office may use the Office of Compliance's form, or Form WH-380, as revised, or another form containing the same basic information; however, no additional information may be required. In all instances the information on the form must relate only to the serious health condition for which the current need for leave exists. The form identifies the health care provider and type of medical practice (including pertinent specialization, if any), makes maximum use of checklist entries for ease in completing the form, and contains required entries for: (1) A certification as to which part of the definition of "serious health condition" (see §825.114), if any, applies to the patient's condition, and the medical facts which support the certification, including a brief statement as to how the medical facts meet the criteria of the definition. (2)(i) The approximate date the serious health condition commenced, and its probable duration, including the probable duration of the patient's present incapacity (defined to mean inability to work, attend school or perform other regular daily activities due to the serious health condition, treatment therefor, or recovery therefi*om) if different. (ii) Whether it will be necessary for the employee to take leave intermittently or to work on a reduced leave schedule basis (i.e., part-time) as a result of the serious health condition (see §825.117 and §825.203), and if so, the probable duration of such schedule. (iii) If the condition is pregnancy or a chronic condition within the meaning of §825.114(a)(2)(iii), whether the patient is presently incapacitated and the likely duration and frequency of episodes of incapacity. (3)(i)(A) If additional treatments will be required for the condition, an estimate of the probable number of such treatments. (B) If the patient's incapacity will be intermittent, or will require a reduced leave schedule, an estimate of the probable number and interval between such treatments, actual or estimated dates of treatment if known, and period required for recovery if any. (ii) If any of the treatments referred to in subparagraph (i) will be provided by another provider of health services (e.g., physical therapist), the nature of the treatments.
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