(1) As used in this section, unless the context requires otherwise:
(a) "Armed Forces of the United States" includes members of the:
1. National Guard; and 2. The United States Armed Forces Reserves;
(b) "Child" includes a person who is:
1. Either:
a. Under eighteen (18) years of age; or b. Eighteen (18) years of age or older and incapable of self-care because of a mental or physical disability; and 2. One (1) of the following:
a. The employee's biological, adopted, or foster son or daughter;
b. The employee's stepson or stepdaughter;
c. The employee's legal ward;
d. A son or daughter of the employee's domestic partner; or e. A person to whom the employee stands in loco parentis;
(c) "Family member" includes:
1. An employee's child, spouse, or parent; and 2. Any other person defined as a "family member" in a paid family leave insurance policy or contract;
(d) "First responder" includes:
1. A peace officer;
2. A paid or volunteer emergency medical services or rescue personnel;
3. A paid or volunteer member of an organized fire department; and 4. Personnel of a private not-for-profit organization providing fire, rescue, or emergency medical services; and (e) "Parent" includes:
1. The employee's biological, foster, or adoptive parent;
2. The employee's stepparent;
3. The employee's legal guardian; and 4. A person who stood in loco parentis to the employee when the employee was a child.
(2) Paid family leave insurance may provide benefits for any leave taken from work by an employee:
(a) To participate in providing care, including physical or psychological care, for a family member because of:
1. A serious health condition of the family member; or 2. Any other reason specified in the policy or contract;
(b) To bond with a child during the first twelve (12) months after the child's birth, adoption, or placement with the employee for foster care;
(c) To address a qualifying exigency recognized under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. sec. 2612(a)(1)(E) and 29 C.F.R. sec. 825.126, as amended, relating to a family member who is on covered active duty, or has been notified of an impending call or order to covered active duty, in the Armed Forces of the United States;
(d) To care for a family member that is:
1. Either:
a. In the Armed Forces of the United States; or b. A first responder; and 2. Injured in the line of duty; and (e) For any other reason not based on the employee's disability specified in the policy or contract.