Section 5-248b-6 - Family leave-serious illness of spouse or parent(a) A request to the appointing authority for leave to care for seriously ill spouse or parent shall include: (1) A statement of the need of absence from work to care for the spouse or parent, 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 of the spouse or parent, certification that the medical condition of the spouse or parent is a serious illness as defined in Section 1 of these regulations, and an estimate of the anticipated length of the serious illness of the employee's spouse or parent.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 5-248b-6