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§ 9-620. Waiting period for compensation

West's Annotated Code of MarylandLabor and Employment

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Labor and Employment
Title 9. Workers' Compensation (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 6. Benefits (Refs & Annos)
Part III. Temporary Total Disability (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 9-620
§ 9-620. Waiting period for compensation
Currentness
Disability for 14 days or less
(a) If a temporary total disability lasts for 14 days or less, compensation may not be allowed for 3 calendar days after the beginning of the disability except for payments for hospital, nursing, or other medical services, funeral expenses, or medicine.
Computation of waiting period
(b) If the covered employee was not paid for the day on which the accidental personal injury or occupational disease occurred, the Commission shall count that day as 1 of the 3 days in the waiting period under subsection (a) of this section.
Disability for more than 14 days
(c) If a temporary total disability lasts for more than 14 days, compensation shall be allowed from the day of disability.

Credits

Added by Acts 1991, c. 8, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1991, c. 21, § 5.
Formerly Art. 101, § 48.
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 9-620, MD LABOR & EMPLY § 9-620
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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