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§ 9-708. Failure to submit report of accidental personal injury-Claim limitation period tolled

West's Annotated Code of MarylandLabor and Employment

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Labor and Employment
Title 9. Workers' Compensation (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 7. Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 9-708
§ 9-708. Failure to submit report of accidental personal injury-Claim limitation period tolled
Currentness
Scope of section
(a) This section does not apply to:
(1) a partner whom a partnership elects to be a covered employee under § 9-219 of this title;
(2) a sole proprietor who elects to be a covered employee under § 9-227 of this title; or
(3) an officer of a corporation who:
(i) is a covered employee under § 9-206(a) of this title; and
(ii) is eligible but does not elect to be exempt from coverage under § 9-206(b) of this title.
Claim limitation period tolled
(b) In the case of an accidental personal injury, the claim limitation period in § 9-709(b)(3) of this subtitle does not begin to run until the employer files a report with the Commission in accordance with § 9-707 of this subtitle if:
(1) the employer has been notified in accordance with § 9-704 of this subtitle; or
(2) the employer or a designated representative of the employer at the place where the accidental personal injury occurred knows about the disability or death of the covered employee.

Credits

Added by Acts 1991, c. 8, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1991, c. 21, § 5.
Formerly Art. 101, § 38.
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 9-708, MD LABOR & EMPLY § 9-708
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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