Sufficient Documentation

Documentation is sufficient if it:

• Describes the nature, severity and duration of the employee’s impairment.
• Describes the activity that the impairment limits and the extent to which the impairment limits the employee’s ability to perform the activity.
• Substantiates the need for the requested reasonable accommodation.

A medical certification should also provide the name and credentials of the employee’s health care provider. A “health care provider” may include a medical doctor (licensed in any state or country), a marriage and family therapist, acupuncturist, podiatrist, dentist,²