§ 9-709. Claim application-Accidental personal injury
West's Annotated Code of MarylandLabor and EmploymentEffective: October 1, 2020
Effective: October 1, 2020
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 9-709
§ 9-709. Claim application-Accidental personal injury
(a)(1) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section and § 9-504 of this title, if a covered employee suffers an accidental personal injury, the covered employee, within 60 days after the date of the accidental personal injury, shall file with the Commission:
(2)(i) A claim application form filed under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include an authorization by the claimant for the release, to the claimant's attorney, the claimant's employer, and the insurer of the claimant's employer, or an agent of the claimant's attorney, the claimant's employer, or the insurer of the claimant's employer, of medical information that is relevant to:
(b)(1) Unless excused by the Commission under paragraph (2) of this subsection and except as provided in § 9-504 of this title, failure to file a claim in accordance with subsection (a) of this section bars a claim under this title.
(c) If a covered employee is disabled due to an accidental personal injury from ionizing radiation, the covered employee shall file a claim with the Commission within 2 years after:
(d)(1) If it is established that a failure to file a claim in accordance with this section was caused by fraud or by facts and circumstances amounting to an estoppel, the covered employee shall file a claim with the Commission within 1 year after:
Credits
Added by Acts 1991, c. 8, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1991, c. 21, § 5; Acts 2007, c. 167, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2020, c. 582, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.
Formerly Art. 101, § 39.
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 9-709, MD LABOR & EMPLY § 9-709
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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