[Adopted 5-16-2006 by Res. No. 423-2006 (Ch. 631, Art. XIII, of the 1985 Code)]
Every employee of Suffolk County shall be entitled to excuse himself or herself from his or her duties as an employee for a sufficient period of time, not to exceed four hours on an annual basis, to undertake screenings for breast cancer and prostate cancer.
The entire period of the leave of absence authorized pursuant to this article shall be an excused leave and shall not be charged against any sick, personal or other leave time to which such employee is otherwise entitled.