(1)(a) An individual who limits their availability for work because they or another individual living with them have an underlying health condition that is identified as a risk factor for a disease that is the subject of a public health emergency may need to provide certification from a health care provider.

(b) The certification must include:

(i) The name, address, telephone number, and contact information of the health care provider and type of medicine the health provider is licensed to practice; and

(ii) Information from a health care provider sufficient to establish that the individual or another individual living with them have an underlying health condition that is identified as a risk factor for a disease that is the subject of a public health emergency.

(c) The department may require the individual to provide additional documentation or certification to substantiate the underlying health condition if:

(i) Circumstances of the underlying health condition change;

(ii) Information is provided to the department that the employee may no longer have an underlying health condition; or

(iii) Other circumstances cause the department to question the existence or continued existence of the individual's underlying health condition.

(d) The department will deny benefits under WAC 192-140-070 if the individual fails to provide the certification when requested.

(2) For purposes of this section, the term "health care provider" has the same meaning as in WAC 192-500-090.