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(D) .Any period . of absence to receive multiple treatments by health care providetS for reconSttuctive smgety after an accident ot injury, or for a . condition that would likely result in a peiiod of incapacity of more than three (3) consecutive ~ys ifleft untreated. Medical Certificationi The City may require the Employee to document the need for the leave by providing a certification ,issued by a health care provider. The Employee will. be allowed fifteen (15) calendat days to obtain the certification. Intermittent/Red~ Schedule Leave: Employees may take leave on an intermittent basis or work a redllced schedule under certain circumstances and subject to City Council review'anq approval. Substitution of Paid Leave: Employees may choose to use accrued paid leave to cover some or all of the leave taken. . Job Restoration: When an Employee retums from. medical leave, the City will. restore the Employee's original job or an equivalent job unl~s the Rmployee's job was eliminated dut1ng the leave. . In thiR instan~ the employee will. be treated as 19i,t . off pursuant to Section 5.4. Health Benefits: The City will. keep the Employee on its health insurance coverage, including family coverage, but will. not continue to pay the City's share of the coverage. The Employee mlist pay the entire premium.. The City may cancel coverage if the Employee's premium. payment is more than thirty (30) days late and . the City,has given the Employee written notice at least 15 days in advance advising that coverage is going to be canceled if the premium is not received. Other Benefits: Other benefits, including cash payments chosen by the .Employee instead of group health insurance coverage do not have to be maintained during periods of unpaid medical leave. 9.3 Military Leave General: Minnesota Statutes, $ 19226 - 192.261 provide that an Employee of a municipality who is a member of the National Guard, the Naval Militia, the Officer's Reserve Cotps, the Naval Reserve, the Marine Cotps, or any other reserve component of the militaty or naval forces of the United States, is entitled to a]eave of absence without loss of.pay, seniority status, efficiency rating, or benefits for the time such Employee is engaged in training, or active service, notexC~ing a total of fifteen (15) days in any calendar year. Conditions: The leave of absence is only in" the' event the Employee returns to employment immediately upon being relieved from militaty or naval service, or is prevented from returning by physical or.mental disability or other cause not the fault of the Employee, or is required by the proper authority to continue in militaty or 20