title, that the covered individual involved search for or find a replacement covered individual to cover the hours during which the covered individual is using paid sick time. (9) Scheduling A covered individual shall make a reasonable effort to schedule a period of accrued paid sick time under this subsection in a manner that does not unduly disrupt the operations of the employer. (b) Uses Paid sick time or emergency paid leave under this section may be used by a covered individual for any of the following: (1) An absence resulting from a physical or mental illness, injury, or medical condition of the covered individual. (2) An absence resulting from obtaining professional medical diagnosis or care, or preventive medical care, for the covered individual. (3) An absence resulting from the closure of a covered individual’s place of employment or work by order of a Federal or State public official with jurisdiction, or at the employer’s discretion, due to a public health emergency. (4) An absence because a Federal or State public official with jurisdiction or a health care provider has determined, or the covered individual has independently determined, that the covered individual’s presence in the community may jeopardize the health of others because of the covered individual’s exposure to a communicable disease during a public health emergency or the exhibition of symptoms of a communicable disease during a public health emergency, regardless of whether the covered individual has actually contracted the communicable disease. (5) An absence for the purpose of caring for a child, a parent, a spouse, a domestic partner, or any other individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with the covered individual is the equivalent of a family relationship— (A) who has any of the conditions or needs for diagnosis or care described in paragraph (4)