(a) As used in this section: (1) âCOVID-19 supplemental paid sick leaveâ means supplemental paid sick leave provided pursuant to this section. (2) âFamily memberâ has the same meaning as in subdivision (c) of Section 245.5. (3) âProviderâ or âprovidersâ means a provider of in-home supportive services under Section 14132.95, 14132.952, or 14132.956 of, or Article 7 (commencing with Section 12300) of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 9 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, or waiver personal care services pursuant to Section 14132.97 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. (4) âWorkâ or âworkedâ means providing authorized in-home supportive services under Section 14132.95, 14132.952, or 14132.956 of, or Article 7 (commencing with Section 12300) of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 9 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, or waiver personal care services pursuant to Section 14132.97 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to an eligible recipient. (b) A provider shall be entitled to COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave as follows: (1) COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave shall be available to a provider if that provider is unable to work due to any of the following reasons: (A) The provider is subject to a quarantine or isolation period related to COVID-19 as defined by an order or guidance of the State Department of Public Health, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or a local public health officer who has jurisdiction over the workplace. If the provider is subject to more than one of the foregoing, the provider shall be permitted to use COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave for the minimum quarantine or isolation period under the order or guidance that provides for the longest minimum period. (B) The provider has been advised by a health care provider to isolate or quarantine due to COVID-19. (C) The provider is attending an appointment for themselves or a family member to receive a vaccine or vaccine booster for protection against COVID-19, subject to the limitation in clause (ii) of subparagraph (D). (D) (i) The provider is experiencing symptoms, or caring for a family member experiencing symptoms, related to a COVID-19 vaccine or vaccine booster that prevents the provider from being able to work. (ii) For each vaccination or vaccine booster, the provider is limited in total COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave to 3 days or 24 hours unless the provider provides verification from a health care provider that the provider or their family member is continuing to experience symptoms related to a COVID-19 vaccine or vaccine booster. The three days or 24 hour limitation applied to each vaccine or vaccine booster includes the time used under subparagraph (C) to get the vaccine or vaccine booster. (E) The provider is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and seeking a medical diagnosis. (F) The provider is caring for a family member who is subject to an order or guidance described in subparagraph (A) or who has been advised to isolate or quarantine, as described in subparagraph (B). (G) The provider is caring for a child, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 245.5, whose school or place of care is closed or otherwise unavailable for reasons related to COVID-19 on the premises. (2) A provider shall be entitled to the following number of hours of COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave: (A) A provider is entitled to 40 hours of COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave if the provider worked or was scheduled to work, on average, at least 40 hours per week in the two weeks preceding the date the provider took COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave. (B) A provider who does not satisfy the criteria in subparagraph (A) is entitled to an amount of COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave as follows, up to a maximum of 40 hours of COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave: (i) If the provider has a regular weekly schedule, the total number of hours the provider is normally scheduled to work over one week. (ii) If the
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