Section 5-248b-5 - Family leave-serious illness of child(a) A request to the appointing authority for a family leave to care for a seriously ill child shall include:(1) A statement of need of absence from work to care for the child, the beginning and anticipated ending dates of the leave desired and a statement of intent to return to work upon completion of the leave.(2) A physician's statement of diagnosis and prognosis.(b) Family Leave for illness of children in the employee's family may not exceed twenty-four (24) weeks in a two (2) year period regardless of the number of children in the family.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 5-248b-5