Step 4 Settlement Agreement: Article 10; Leave (1984)

The subject grievance is settled based on the following understanding concerning documentation required to substantiate illness:
There may be situations in which an attending physician or other attending practitioner may authorize a staff member to sign a document on behalf of the attending physician or other practitioner (e.g. An attending physician or practitioner instructs his/her nurse to complete and sign a document for the attending physician or practitioner). Such documentation may be subject to verification, if the need arises.