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Question 84: Can a female worker legally declare pregnancy

if she does not yet have documented medical proof?



Answer: Yes. The revised Part 20 does not require a

woman to have "documented medical proof" of pregnancy

before declaring pregnancy. (References: 10 CFR 20.1003,

10 CFR 20.1208).