Serious health condition

{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004490",
  "term": "Serious health condition",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "An illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition that involves inpatient care or continuing treatment by a health care provider. This condition must require an overnight stay in a hospital, hospice, or residential medical care facility, or involve a period of incapacity requiring absence from work, school, or other regular daily activities. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) defines specific criteria for what constitutes a serious health condition for leave eligibility.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/serious-health-condition/"
}