You’ll still be eligible. The is a medical questionnaire that needs to be filled out by the doctors office and submitted with your application.

Go into it prepped for nearly everyone you speak to at the PFML office being completely useless. I cannot stress this enough. On 4 out of 5 calls we made, we got the most inept people on the other side. Couldn't answer the most basic questions we had.

Beyond that, expect the approval process to take WEEKS. We submitted our docs in perfect order. Took 5 weeks for it to be approved (supposed to be 2). Then took another 5 weeks for my wife to see her first payment.

As is tradition when dealing with the state, they are slow as molasses.