HR Management & Compliance

Managing Healthcare Providers under FMLA

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) regulations provide a list of the types of healthcare providers (HCPs) that employers must acknowledge as being qualified to certify the existence of a serious health condition.

These HCPs include:

  • M.D.s, osteopaths, dentists, and optometrists
  • Chiropractors in some situations
  • Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and midwives
  • Christian Science practitioners
  • Others if recognized by employer or its health plan
  • Physicians’ assistants

Chiropractors

Chiropractors are considered HCPs under the FMLA, but they are allowed to certify the existence of only certain types of serious health conditions.

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