Chapter 3 – Personnel, Training, and Employee Relations

31040.4.3.9 Health Care Provider

• A health care provider is:

  • A medical or osteopathic doctor, physician, or surgeon, licensed in California, or in another state or country, who directly treats or supervises the treatment of the applicant or employee;

  • A marriage and family therapist or acupuncturist, licensed in California or in another state or country, or any other persons who meet the definition of “others capable of providing health care services” under FMLA and its implementing regulations, including podiatrists, dentists, clinical psychologists, optometrists, nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, licensed midwives, clinical social workers, chiropractors, physician assistants, who directly treats or supervises the treatment of the applicant or employee; or

  • A health care provider from whom an employer, or a group health plan’s benefits manager, will accept medical certification of the existence of a health condition to substantiate a claim for benefits.