; and (B) for a part-time or hourly covered direct care professional, a specified amount of paid sick time equal to the number of hours that the covered direct care professional was scheduled to work or, if not so scheduled, regularly works in a 14-day period. (3) Use of leave The additional sick time and accrued sick time described in this subsection shall be available for immediate use by the covered direct care professional for the purposes described in any paragraph of subsection (b) beginning on the date a public health emergency is declared, regardless of how long the covered direct care professional has been employed by an employer. (4) Sequencing During the public health emergency, a covered direct care professional may first use the additional sick time for those purposes. The covered direct care professional may then use the accrued sick time during the public health emergency, or retain the accrued sick time for use after the public health emergency. An employer may not require a covered direct care professional to use the accrued sick time, or any other paid leave provided by the employer to the covered direct care professional, before using the additional sick time. (5) Periods A covered direct care professional may take the additional sick time on the schedule that meets the covered direct care professional’s needs, consistent with subsection (b), including taking the additional sick time intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule, and an employer may not require a covered direct care professional to take the additional sick time in a single period or on any other schedule specified by the employer. (d) Scheduling A covered direct care professional shall make a reasonable effort to schedule a period of paid sick time under subsection (a) in a manner that does not unduly disrupt the operations of the employer. (e) Procedures (1) In general Paid sick time shall be provided upon the oral or written request of a covered direct care professional. Such request shall— (A) include the expected duration