The appointing authority may require an employee to be examined at state expense by a physician selected by the appointing authority. Annual, personal, school participation, and sick leave cannot be authorized, accumulated, or credited in excess of limits established in the compensation plan. Every career employee is credited with four hours of sick leave for each completed 80 hours of service. Paid service in excess of 80 hours in a biweekly work period is not counted. When paid service does not total 80 hours in a biweekly work period, leave credits will be pro-rated based on hours in pay status for that pay period.
Sick leave is credited at the end of each biweekly work period.
Sick leave may be accumulated as provided throughout the employee's period of classified service. Any use of sick leave by an employee must have the approval of the appointing authority. Sick leave is available for use only in biweekly periods subsequent to the biweekly period in which it is earned. Sick leave may not be credited or used in anticipation of future leave accruals. In the absence of applicable accrued leave, compensation reduction for the lost time will be made for the work period in which the absence occurred.