A serious health condition is the most common reason for taking FMLA leave, whether it is for the employee or a spouse, son, daughter or parent with a serious health condition.

How does one determine a serious health condition (SHC) for FMLA purposes?

The textbook answer is that an SHC is an illness, injury, impairment or physical or mental condition that involves either inpatient care or continuing treatment by a health care provider.

Inpatient care is easy to determine. It means any overnight stay in a hospital, hospice or residential medical care facility, including any period of incapacity or any subsequent treatment in connection with inpatient care.

What about continuing treatment? That is where the difficulty lies. Continuing treatment includes the following:

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