pay under this section for the purpose of securing preventive medical, dental, optical or other like treatment or examination for the employee and for members of the employee’s immediate family or, effective January 1, 2023, the employee’s designated person as defined in Section 4.127 of this Code. (e) No sick leave at partial pay shall be used by any employee unless and until all sick leave with full pay to which such employee is entitled shall have been used. (f) Payment for sick leave at full pay for any period of 48 hours or less shall be allowed by the appointing authority. Payment, however, for sick leave in excess of 48 working hours may require a doctor’s certificate or other suitable and satisfactory proof showing the fact of an illness or injury and the necessity for the absence, together with such other satisfactory proof of the probity of the claim as may be required has been received, accepted and approved by the employee’s appointing authority and reported to the Controller. The appointing authority may require a doctor’s certificate or proof of illness or injury at any time where there is objective information suggesting possible employee abuse. (g) As used in this section and in Section 4.127 of this Code, the term “ calendar year ” shall mean the 12-month period from January 1 to December 31. SECTION HISTORY Based on Ord. No. 89,100. Amended by: Ord. No. 135,969; Subsec. (g), Subsec. (h) added, Ord. No. 131,641; Subsec. (b), Ord. No. 138,460, Eff. 4-7-69; Subsecs. (a), (b), (c), Ord. No. 140,780, Eff. 7-31-70; Subsec. (a), Subsec (i) added, Ord. No. 149,129, Eff. 12-30-76; Subpart 6. added, Ord. No. 150,680, Eff. 4-10-78, Oper. 1-1-78; Subsec. (a)(5)., Ord. No. 165,482, Eff. 2-1-90; Subsec. (d), Ord. No. 166,075, Eff. 7-20-90; Subsec. (b), last two sentences at end of second para., Ord. No. 170,794, Eff. 12-19-95; Subsec. (b), second para. amended, Ord. No. 170,967, Eff. 3-27-96; Subsecs. (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e), Ord. No. 171,417, Eff. 12-28-96; Subsec. (b), Para. 2, Ord. No. 171,527, Eff. 2-26-97; Subsec. (b) and (c), Ord. No. 171,780, Eff. 11-17-97, Oper. 1-1-97; In Entirety, Ord. No. 172,175*, Eff. 8-28-98; Subsec. (b), third para. amended, Ord. No. 176,699, Eff. 6-10-05; In Entirety, Ord. No. 181,781, Eff. 7-19-11; Subsec. (a)4., Ord. No. 184,259, Eff. 5-5-16; Subsecs. (a), (d) and (f), Ord. No. 186,348, Eff. 11-3-19; Subsec.