S.L. 452.138 Art. 4Medical certificate and declaration.

(1) Workers who avail themselves of miscarriage leave shall, by not later than two (2) working days from their return to work, provide to the employer a medical certificate issued by a registered obstetrician or gynaecologist.

(2) The medical certificate referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall:

(a) indicate the name, the surname and the identification document number of the worker who suffered the miscarriage;

(b) specify the date on which the miscarriage occurred; and

(c) confirm that the miscarriage took place prior to the twenty second (22nd) week of pregnancy.

(3) In order that the other prospective parent shall be entitled to miscarriage leave, a declaration shall be made by the worker who suffered the miscarriage wherein the worker shall indicate the name, the surname and the identification document number of the other prospective parent. Such declaration shall be signed by the worker who suffered the miscarriage and counter-signed by the other prospective parent.

(4) The worker who suffered the miscarriage and the other prospective parent shall not be required by the employer to submit any additional documentation, apart from the medical certificate referred to in sub-regulation (2) and the declaration referred to in sub-regulation (3).

(5) The entitlement to miscarriage leave shall not be conditional upon any disclosure of the pregnancy to the employer prior to the occurrence of the miscarriage.