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MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-726 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-726 - Rehearing

    (a)    Within 15 days after the date of a decision by the Commission, a party may file with the Commission a written motion for a rehearing.    (b)    A motion filed under subsection (a) of this section shall state the grounds for the motion.    (c)    A motion for rehearing does not stay:        (1)    the decision of the Commission; or        (2)    the right of another party to appeal from the decision.    (d)    (1)    Even if an appeal by another party is pending, the Commission promptly shall rule on a motion for rehearing.        (2)    The Commission may decide a motion for rehearing without granting a hearing on the motion.        (3)    The Commission may grant a motion for rehearing only on grounds of error of law or newly discovered evidence.    (e)    If the Commission grants a motion for rehearing, the Commission promptly shall hold the rehearing and pass an appropriate order, even if an appeal by another party is pending.    (f)    If a party files a motion for a rehearing in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, the time within which an appeal may be taken from the decision starts on:        (1)    the date on which the Commission mails notice of the denial of the motion for a rehearing; or        (2)    if the Commission grants the motion for rehearing, the date on which the Commission mails notice of an order under subsection (e) of this section.    (g)    (1)    If the Commission denies a motion for a rehearing, the Commission shall send a copy of the denial by first–class mail to each party’s attorney of record or, if the party is unrepresented, to the party.        (2)    If the Commission grants a motion for a rehearing, the Commission shall send a copy of the order issued in accordance with subsection (e) of this section, by first–class mail to each party’s attorney of record or, if the party is unrepresented, to the party.    (h)    (1)    If a court hears an appeal from the decision before the Commission rules on a motion for a rehearing under subsection (d) of this section or passes an order under subsection (e) of this section, the court shall determine each question of fact or law, including a question that is still before the Commission.        (2)    If a court hears an appeal after the Commission rules on a motion for a rehearing under subsection (d) of this section, the court shall determine each question of fact or law that arises under the original order and any later order that the Commission passes under subsection (e) of this section.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-727 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-727 - Payment of Award

    The employer or its insurer shall begin paying compensation to the covered employee within 15 days after the later of the date:         (1)    an award is made; or        (2)    payment of an award is due.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-728 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-728 - Failure to Pay Award -- Penalties

    (a)    If the Commission finds that an employer or its insurer has failed, without good cause, to begin paying an award within 15 days after the later of the date that the award is issued or the date that payment of the award is due, the Commission shall assess against the employer or its insurer a fine not exceeding 20% of the amount of the payment.    (b)    If the Commission finds that an employer or its insurer has failed, without good cause, to begin paying an award within 30 days after the later of the date that the award is issued or the date that payment of the award is due, the Commission shall assess against the employer or its insurer a fine not exceeding 40% of the amount of the payment.    (c)    The Commission shall order the employer or insurer to pay a fine assessed under this section to the covered employee.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-729 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-729 - Lump-Sum Payments -- on Order of Commission

    (a)    This section does not apply to a claim involving a temporary disability.    (b)    If the Commission finds that a lump-sum payment is warranted under the facts and circumstances of a claim, the Commission may order that compensation payable to a covered employee or the dependents of a covered employee be converted to a partial or total lump sum.    (c)    If the Commission grants a lump-sum payment under this section in a claim involving permanent total disability or death, the Commission shall:        (1)    reduce the weekly rate of compensation until the amount of the lump sum would have been paid if it had been paid in weekly payments; and        (2)    determine in the award:            (i)    the dollar amount and the number of weeks to be paid by the employer or its insurer at the reduced weekly rate; and            (ii)    if payments are made from the Subsequent Injury Fund, the dollar amount and the number of weeks to be paid by the Subsequent Injury Fund at the reduced weekly rate.    (d)    An award may not be discounted because of a lump-sum payment.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-730 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-730 - Lump-Sum Payments -- Conversion by Insurer or Self-Insurer

    (a)    This section does not apply to compensation:        (1)    for a serious disability under § 9–630 of this title; or        (2)    payable by the Subsequent Injury Fund.    (b)    Subject to the consent of the Commission, an insurer or self–insurer may convert an award of compensation for permanent partial disability, minus any attorney’s fees, to a lump sum if the initial award did not exceed 51 weeks.    (c)    An award may not be discounted because of a lump–sum payment.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-731 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-731 - Fees for Legal Services, Funeral Expenses, and Medical Services, Supplies, or Treatment

    (a)    (1)    Unless approved by the Commission, a person may not charge or collect a fee for:            (i)    legal services in connection with a claim under this title;            (ii)    medical services, supplies, or treatment provided under Subtitle 6, Part IX of this title; or            (iii)    funeral expenses under Subtitle 6, Part XIII of this title.        (2)    When the Commission approves a fee, the fee is a lien on the compensation awarded.        (3)    Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of this subsection, a fee shall be paid from an award of compensation only in the manner set by the Commission.    (b)    (1)    The Commission may order that a fee payable from compensation under subsection (a) of this section be paid in a lump sum.        (2)    If the Commission grants a lump-sum payment under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Commission shall:            (i)    reduce the weekly rate of compensation until the amount of the lump sum would have been paid if it had been paid in weekly payments; and            (ii)    state in the award the dollar amount and the number of weeks that the reduced rate shall be paid by:                1.    the employer or its insurer; or                2.    if payments are made from the Subsequent Injury Fund, the Subsequent Injury Fund.    (c)    On application of a party, the Commission may:        (1)    hear and decide any question concerning legal services performed in connection with a claim; and        (2)    order a person who received a fee for legal services to refund to the payer any part of the fee that the Commission may find to be excessive.    (d)    An order of the Commission regulating payment or refund of payment for legal services may be enforced or appealed in the same manner as a compensation award.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-732 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-732 - Prohibition Against Assignment, Charge, Attachment, or Execution

    Except as provided in Title 10 of the Family Law Article, before the issuance and delivery of a check or draft for any money payable under this title, the money may not be assigned, charged, or taken in attachment or execution.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-733 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-733 - Termination of Temporary Total Disability Benefits -- Notice

    (a)    (1)    This section does not apply to a termination of temporary total disability benefits if:            (i)    the covered employee has returned to the current employment of the covered employee;            (ii)    a treating physician chosen by the covered employee has advised the covered employee that the covered employee has reached maximum improvement from the disability of the covered employee; or            (iii)    the termination is made after the termination date contained in an order of the Commission.        (2)    This section does not apply to a termination of medical benefits if:            (i)    the treatment by a physician or health care provider was not authorized by an insurer or self-insurer; or            (ii)    a treating physician or health care provider chosen by the covered employee has advised the covered employee that the covered employee has reached maximum medical improvement from the disability of the covered employee.    (b)    (1)    (i)    Before terminating the payment of temporary total disability benefits, an insurer or self-insurer shall give the covered employee written notice of the date that the benefits are to be terminated.            (ii)    Before terminating the payment of medical benefits, an insurer or self-insurer shall give the covered employee and the covered employee’s treating physician or health care provider written notice of the date that the benefits are to be terminated.        (2)    In the case of temporary total benefits, the notice shall accompany the final payment of temporary total disability benefits to the covered employee.    (c)    (1)    The notice of termination under this section shall state:            (i)    the reasons for the termination;            (ii)    that the covered employee has a right to request a hearing before the Commission on the issue of the termination; and            (iii)    the procedure and time for requesting a hearing.        (2)    In the case of medical benefits, a copy of any medical record or report relied upon by the insurer or self-insurer in making the termination shall be attached to the notice.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-734 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-734 - Frivolous Proceedings

    If the Commission finds that a person has brought a proceeding under this title without any reasonable ground, the Commission shall assess against the person the whole cost of the proceeding, including reasonable attorney’s fees.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-735 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-735 - Prisoners

    (a)    This section applies only to a prisoner who is a covered employee under § 9-221 of this title.    (b)    A prisoner who is permanently partially disabled or temporarily totally disabled shall file a claim with the Commission in accordance with this subtitle.    (c)    (1)    After a prisoner has filed a claim, the Commission shall decide any issue of coverage or compensability.        (2)    Until the prisoner is discharged by pardon, parole, or expiration of sentence, the Commission may not:            (i)    hold a hearing on or determine a permanent partial disability or permanent total disability of the prisoner; or            (ii)    make an award to the prisoner.    (d)    (1)    When the prisoner is discharged from a correctional institution, the institution promptly shall notify the Commission of the discharge.        (2)    Promptly after receiving notice under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Commission shall schedule a hearing to determine the extent of any permanent partial or permanent total disability of the prisoner as of the date of discharge.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-736 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-736 - Readjustment; Continuing Powers and Jurisdiction; Modification

    (a)    If aggravation, diminution, or termination of disability takes place or is discovered after the rate of compensation is set or compensation is terminated, the Commission, on the application of any party in interest or on its own motion, may:        (1)    readjust for future application the rate of compensation; or        (2)    if appropriate, terminate the payments.    (b)    (1)    The Commission has continuing powers and jurisdiction over each claim under this title.        (2)    Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Commission may modify any finding or order as the Commission considers justified.        (3)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the Commission may not modify an award unless the modification is applied for within 5 years after the latter of:            (i)    the date of the accident;            (ii)    the date of disablement; or            (iii)    the last compensation payment.    (c)    (1)    If it is established that a party failed to file an application for modification of an award because of fraud or facts and circumstances amounting to an estoppel, the party shall apply for modification of an award within 1 year after:            (i)    the date of discovery of the fraud; or            (ii)    the date when the facts and circumstances amounting to an estoppel ceased to operate.        (2)    Failure to file an application for modification in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection bars modification under this title.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-737 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-737 - Judicial Review -- Authorized

    An employer, covered employee, dependent of a covered employee, or any other interested person aggrieved by a decision of the Commission, including the Subsequent Injury Fund and the Uninsured Employers’ Fund, may appeal from the decision of the Commission provided the appeal is filed within 30 days after the date of the mailing of the Commission’s order by:        (1)    filing a petition for judicial review in accordance with Title 7 of the Maryland Rules;        (2)    attaching to or including in the petition a certificate of service verifying that on the date of the filing a copy of the petition has been sent by first–class mail to the Commission and to each other party of record; and        (3)    on the date of the filing, serving copies of the petition by first–class mail on the Commission and each other party of record.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-738 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-738 - Venue

    (a)    This section is not subject to the provisions set forth in § 6–201 of the Courts Article.    (b)    To take an appeal, a person shall file an order of appeal with the circuit court for the county where:        (1)    the covered employee resides;        (2)    the employer has its principal place of business; or        (3)    the accidental personal injury, compensable hernia, or last injurious exposure to the hazards of the occupational disease occurred.    (c)    If an appeal is taken to a circuit court that does not have jurisdiction, the court shall transfer the appeal to the proper circuit court on the motion of a party.    (d)    If a party to an appeal suggests in writing and under oath that the party cannot obtain a fair trial in the circuit court in which the appeal is pending, the circuit court shall transfer the appeal to another circuit court.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-739 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-739 - Record, Statement in Place of Record, or Stipulation

    (a)    A certified copy of the record of the proceedings of the Commission, including any transcript of testimony, a statement of facts in place of the record, or stipulations shall be filed with the circuit court in accordance with Title 7 of the Maryland Rules.    (b)    Subject to a final allocation of costs by the circuit court at the conclusion of the appeal, the cost of a certified copy of the record of the proceedings of the Commission, including a transcript of testimony, shall be paid:        (1)    if the court on its own initiative orders that a copy be filed, by the party that the court specifies in its order; or        (2)    unless the court orders otherwise, by the party that requests the copy.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-740 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-740 - Scheduling of Appeal

    An appeal from the Commission has precedence over all other cases except criminal cases.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-741 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-741 - Appeal Not a Stay

    An appeal is not a stay of:         (1)    an order of the Commission requiring payment of compensation; or        (2)    an order or supplemental order of the Commission requiring the provision of medical treatment.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-742 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-742 - Jurisdiction of Commission Pending Appeal

    (a)    The Commission retains jurisdiction pending an appeal to consider:        (1)    a request for additional medical treatment and attention;        (2)    a request for temporary total disability benefits, provided that the covered employee’s temporary total disability benefits were granted in the order on appeal, and were terminated by the insurer or self–insurer pending adjudication or resolution of the appeal; and        (3)    a request for approval of a proposed settlement of all or part of a claim.    (b)    (1)    If the Commission finds that a covered employee needs additional medical attention pending an appeal, the Commission may pass a supplemental order requiring the employer to provide additional medical treatment and attention.        (2)    If the Commission finds that a covered employee’s temporary total disability benefits were terminated pending adjudication or resolution of the appeal, and that the employee was temporarily totally disabled at the time of termination, the Commission may pass a supplemental order requiring the employer to provide the employee with temporary total disability benefits.        (3)    If the Commission’s decision to reinstate temporary total disability benefits is reversed or modified on appeal, the insurer or self–insurer shall be entitled to an offset or credit for overpayment of the temporary total disability benefits granted in the supplemental order.    (c)    A supplemental order passed by the Commission under this section is subject to review on the pending appeal.    (d)    When an appeal that is pending relates solely to a penalty imposed by the Commission, the Commission retains jurisdiction over all matters in the case other than imposition of the penalty.    (e)    This section may not be construed to prevent the Commission from ordering an offset or credit against an award for temporary total or permanent partial disability benefits for any temporary total disability benefits previously paid to a covered employee, as authorized under any other provision of this title.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-743 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-743 - Award Against Subsequent Injury Fund

    Unless the Subsequent Injury Fund is a party to an appeal and is represented by counsel, the court to which the appeal is taken may not make an award against the Fund.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-744 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-744 - Attorney General -- Representation of Commission

    (a)    The Attorney General is the legal adviser of the Commission.    (b)    When requested by any Commissioner, the Attorney General shall represent the Commission in any proceeding.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-745 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-745 - Conduct of Appeal Proceedings

    (a)    The proceedings in an appeal shall:        (1)    be informal and summary; and        (2)    provide each party a full opportunity to be heard.    (b)    In each court proceeding under this title:        (1)    the decision of the Commission is presumed to be prima facie correct; and        (2)    the party challenging the decision has the burden of proof.    (c)    The court shall determine whether the Commission:        (1)    justly considered all of the facts about the accidental personal injury, occupational disease, or compensable hernia;        (2)    exceeded the powers granted to it under this title; or        (3)    misconstrued the law and facts applicable in the case decided.    (d)    On a motion of any party filed with the clerk of the court in accordance with the practice in civil cases, the court shall submit to a jury any question of fact involved in the case.    (e)    (1)    If the court determines that the Commission acted within its powers and correctly construed the law and facts, the court shall confirm the decision of the Commission.        (2)    If the court determines that the Commission did not act within its powers or did not correctly construe the law and facts, the court shall reverse or modify the decision or remand the case to the Commission for further proceedings.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-746 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-746 - Court Costs and Allowances for Witnesses

    Court costs and allowances for witnesses shall be paid as in other civil cases.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-747 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-747 - Copy of Docket Entries and Judgment for Commission

    The clerk of the court to which an appeal from the Commission is taken shall send promptly to the Commission a certified copy of each docket entry and judgment in the appeal.