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o seeking or awaiting the results of a diagnostic test for, or a medical diagnosis of, a communicable disease related to a public emergency and such employee has been exposed to a communicable disease or the employee's employer has requested a test or diagnosis; and when it has been determined by the health authorities having jurisdiction or by a health care professional that the presence of the employee or family member of the employee in the community would jeopardize the health of others because of the exposure of the employee or family member of the employee to a communicable disease, whether or not the employee or family member has actually contracted the communicable disease. For the purposes of this subdivision, a public emergency shall include a declared emergency as defined in MN Statute Section 12.03 or a declared local emergency under MN Statute Section 12.29. ESST may be used for the following family members: an employ ee's: o child, foster child, adult child, legal ward, child for whom the employee is legal guardian, or child to whom the employee stands or stood in loco parentis; o spouse or registered domestic partner; o sibling, stepsibling, or foster sibling; o biological, adoptive, or foster parent, stepparent, or a person who stood in loco parentis when the employee was a minor child; o grandchild, foster grandchild, or stepgrandchild; o grandparent or stepgrandparent; o a child of a sibling of the employee (niece or nephew); o a sibling of the parents of the employee (aunt or uncle); or o a child-in-law or sibling-in-law; a spouse or registered domestic partner's family members as listed above; any other individual related by blood or whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship; and up to one individual annually designated by the employee. Required Notices If the need for the use of ESST is foreseeable, the employee must provide notice at least seven (7) days in advance of the use of the leave. Notice shall be provided by making the request through the employee's time management or HRIS system. If the need is unforeseeable, the employee must provide notice as soon as practicable. If possible, employees must notify their immediate supervisor at least thirty (30) minutes before the start of their regular start time if s/he intends to be absent from work. If an emergency prevents the employee from notifying the immediate supervisor, s/he must contact the immediate supervisor as soon as possible during the workday. Employees are required to keep their immediate supervisor informed of their anticipated return to work. Employees shall follo�� notice requirements for the use of sick time set forth in union contract if different from the requirements above. Employee is responsible to ensure sick time usage is recorded in the timekeeping system as soon as practicable but no later than the end of the pay period in which the time was taken. Time off requests must include who the time is being used for, their relation to the employee, and the reason for the use. When an employee uses ESST for more than three consecutive days, the employee shall provide appropriate supporting documentation (such as medical documentation supporting medical leave, court records or related documentation to support safety leave). However, if the employee or employee's f�nily member did not receive services from a health care professional, or if documentation cannot be obtained from a health care