Your role as a health care provider is crucial in making sure that the paid Family and Medical Leave (FAMLI) program is an accessible and meaningful benefit for workers.
Health care providers are asked to register and verify their license with the FAMLI Division. Doing so makes the benefits application process more efficient for you and for claimants.
My FAMLI+ is the online application system for health care providers and claimants. This system allows health care providers to support their patients by making recommendations for leave duration based on their patients’ condition or treatment plan. Registering directly in the system will allow health care providers to provide an elevated patient experience by supporting them – and their families – when a serious health condition prevents them from working by getting rid of excess paperwork. Health care providers can also delegate a trusted staff member to act on their behalf. We have a step-by-step user guide for Health Care Providers and how-to videos for Health Care Providers to support you and your staff through the process.
Remember that FAMLI provides paid time off for Colorado workers when they need it most.
Under the FAMLI law, a health care provider is defined as any person licensed, certified, or registered under Federal or Colorado law to provide medical or emergency services. This includes but is not limited to:
- Physicians and doctors
- Nurses
- Emergency room personnel
- Midwives
The law defines a “serious health condition” as “an illness, injury, impairment, pregnancy, recovery from childbirth, or physical or mental condition that involves inpatient care in a hospital, hospice or residential medical care facility, or continuing treatment by a health care provider.”
Here’s what you need to know about how health care providers will be involved in the application process:
- Register and create an account in My FAMLI+. Then verify your license. You can find instructions on how to verify your license here. Registering in the portal will not only benefit your patients, but will also help protect your credentials and ensure that approved and licensed health care providers are making treatment decisions impacting a patient's ability to work.
- When a patient seeks your verification, you will:
- Get a notification from the My FAMLI+ portal that a patient has applied for paid family or medical leave.
- Then, you’ll determine if your patient’s health condition qualifies them for FAMLI and how much time off they—and their family members—may need. The amount of time off is based on your professional opinion.
- Complete the Serious Health Condition Form on behalf of your patient. This can all be managed in My FAMLI+, and health care providers can add staff members within their practice to help them manage these forms. Patients will also be able to bring hard copies of the Serious Health Condition Form to their appointment for their providers to sign. We recommend using the online system to reduce the risk of human error and reduce the amount of patient paperwork during stressful life events.
Serious Health Condition Form
When you complete a Serious Health Condition Form for your patients, please be sure to provide all of the required information. Required information fields are indicated with an asterisk. The Serious Health Care form is where health care providers certify the Absence Parameter that best suits their patient’s health conditions and typical work week schedule. FAMLI Absence Parameters operate similarly to FMLA intermittent leave when you are determining the type of leave your patient needs. When you are filling out the Serious Health Condition form for your patients, you have the option to determine a 7-day Absence Parameter Limit or a 30-day Absence Parameter Limit. You must choose one option for your patient; do not choose both. If you choose the 30-day Absence Parameter Limit, then your patients will enter their leave hours and be subject to the 30-day rolling look-back period.