What is meant by “continuing treatment?
A serious health condition involving continuing treatment by a health care provider includes one or more of the following: • A period of incapacity of more than three consecutive calendar days, and any subsequent treatment or period of incapacity relating to the same condition that also involves: • treatment two or more times by a health care provider; or • treatment by a health care provider on at least one occasion which results in a regimen of continuing treatment. • Any period of incapacity due to pregnancy, or for prenatal care. • Any period of incapacity or treatment for such incapacity due to a chronic serious health condition. • A period of incapacity which is permanent or long-term due to a condition for which treatment may not be effective (e.g., Alzheimer’s, a severe stroke). • Any period of absence to receive multiple treatments either for restorative surgery after an accident or other injury or for a condition that would likely result in a period of incapacity of more than
