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MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-707 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-707 - Report by Employer to Commission

    (a)    If an accidental personal injury causes disability for more than 3 days or death, the employer shall report the accidental personal injury and the disability or death to the Commission within 10 days after receiving oral or written notice of the disability or death.    (b)    On learning or receiving notice that a covered employee has been disabled due to an occupational disease, the employer promptly shall report the disability to the Commission.    (c)    Each report under subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall state:        (1)    whether the accidental personal injury or occupational disease arose out of and in the course of employment;        (2)    the time, cause, and nature of the disability and the accidental personal injury or occupational disease;        (3)    the probable duration of the disability; and        (4)    any other information that the Commission may require by regulation.    (d)    The Commission shall provide the Commissioner of Labor and Industry with electronic access to the data contained in the reports filed under subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-708 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-708 - Failure to Submit Report of Accidental Personal Injury -- Claim Limitation Period Tolled

    (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.    (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.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-710 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-710 - Claim Application -- Death From Accidental Personal Injury

    (a)    This section does not apply to a claim for death due to an accidental personal injury from ionizing radiation.    (b)    (1)    If a covered employee dies from an accidental personal injury, the dependents of the covered employee or an individual on their behalf shall, within 18 months after the date of death, file with the Commission:            (i)    a claim application form;            (ii)    proof of death;            (iii)    certificates of any physician who attended the covered employee; and            (iv)    any other proof that the Commission may require by regulation.        (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 covered employee’s employer, and the insurer of the covered employee’s employer, or an agent of the claimant’s attorney, the covered employee’s employer, or the insurer of the covered employee’s employer, of medical information that is relevant to:                1.    the member of the body that was injured, as indicated on the claim application form; and                2.    the description of how the accidental personal injury occurred, as indicated on the claim application form.            (ii)    An authorization under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph:                1.    includes the release of information relating to the history, findings, office and patient charts, files, examination and progress notes, and physical evidence;                2.    is effective for 1 year from the date the claim is filed; and                3.    does not restrict the redisclosure of medical information or written material relating to the authorization to a medical manager, health care professional, or certified rehabilitation practitioner.    (c)    (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 dependents of the covered employee or an individual on their behalf shall file a claim with the Commission within 1 year after:            (i)    the date of the discovery of the fraud; or            (ii)    the date when the facts and circumstances that amount to estoppel cease to operate.        (2)    Failure to file a claim in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection bars a claim under this title.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-711 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-711 - Claim Application -- Disablement or Death From Occupational Disease

    (a)    (1)    If a covered employee suffers a disablement or death as a result of an occupational disease, the covered employee or the dependents of the covered employee shall file a claim application form with the Commission within 2 years, or in the case of pulmonary dust disease within 3 years, after the date:            (i)    of disablement or death; or            (ii)    when the covered employee or the dependents of the covered employee first had actual knowledge that the disablement was caused by the employment.        (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  or covered employee’s employer, and the insurer of the claimant’s or covered employee’s employer, or an agent of the claimant’s attorney, the claimant’s or covered employee’s employer, or the insurer of the claimant’s or covered employee’s employer, of medical information that is relevant to:                1.    the member of the body that was injured, as indicated on the claim application form; and                2.    the description of how the occupational disease occurred, as indicated on the claim application form.            (ii)    An authorization under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph:                1.    includes the release of information relating to the history, findings, office and patient charts, files, examination and progress notes, and physical evidence;                2.    is effective for 1 year from the date the claim is filed; and                3.    does not restrict the redisclosure of medical information or written material relating to the authorization to a medical manager, health care professional, or certified rehabilitation practitioner.    (b)    Unless waived under subsection (c) of this section, failure to file a claim in accordance with subsection (a) of this section bars a claim under this title.    (c)    The defense of failure to file a claim in accordance with subsection (a) of this section is waived if the employer or its insurer:        (1)    fails to raise the defense of the failure to file the claim at a hearing on the claim before the Commission makes any award or decision;        (2)    pays compensation for the disability or death resulting from the occupational disease; or        (3)    by its affirmative conduct leads the covered employee or other claimant to reasonably believe that the requirement of filing a claim has been waived.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-712 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-712 - Submission of Claim Application Form to Insurer

    (a)    If the employer or its insurer directs or requests a covered employee or, in case of death, the personal representative of the covered employee to submit the claim application form to the insurer, on receipt of the claim application form the insurer immediately shall file the claim application form with the Commission.    (b)    The employer or insurer may not advise the covered employee or the personal representative of the covered employee that the claim has been denied.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-713 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-713 - Payment of Benefits or Filing of Issues

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, within 21 days of the mailing of the notice of the filing of a claim, the employer or its insurer shall:        (1)    begin paying temporary total disability benefits; or        (2)    file with the Commission any issue to contest the claim.    (b)    If the Commission finds that an employer or insurer has failed, without good cause, to begin paying temporary total disability benefits or to file issues contesting a claim within 21 days of the mailing of the notice of the filing of a claim, the Commission may assess against the employer or insurer a fine not exceeding 20% of the amount of the payment.    (c)    If the employer or its insurer does not begin paying benefits or file issues within 21 days under subsection (a) of this section, within 30 days of the mailing of the notice of the filing of a claim, the employer or its insurer shall:        (1)    begin paying temporary total disability benefits; or        (2)    file with the Commission any issue to contest the claim.    (d)    If the Commission finds that an employer or insurer has failed, without good cause, to begin paying temporary total disability benefits or to file issues contesting a claim within 30 days of the mailing of the notice of the filing of a claim, the Commission may assess against the employer or insurer a fine not exceeding 40% of the payment.    (e)    The Commission shall order the employer or insurer to pay a fine assessed under this section to the covered employee.    (f)    Subject to § 9-714 of this subtitle, payment by an employer or its insurer before an award does not waive the right of the employer or its insurer to contest the claim.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-714 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-714 - Claim Processing

    (a)    When the Commission receives a claim, the Commission:        (1)    may investigate the claim; and        (2)    on application of any party to the claim, shall order a hearing.    (b)    (1)    The Commission shall make or deny an award within 30 days:            (i)    after the mailing of the notice of the filing of a claim; or            (ii)    if a hearing is held, after the hearing is concluded.        (2)    The decision shall be recorded in the principal office of the Commission, and a copy of the decision shall be sent to each party’s attorney of record or, if the party is unrepresented, to the party:            (i)    by first–class mail; or            (ii)    by electronic means, if the party’s attorney of record consents or, if the party is unrepresented, the party consents.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-715 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-715 - Conduct of Investigations

    (a)    The Commission may conduct an investigation in the manner that the Commission finds best to:        (1)    determine the substantial rights of each party; and        (2)    carry out justly the spirit of this title.    (b)    Except as otherwise provided in this title, the Commission is not bound by:        (1)    any common law or statutory rule of evidence; or        (2)    any formal or technical rule of procedure.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-716 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-716 - Self-Incrimination -- Not Excused

    (a)    In any investigation or hearing by the Commission, a person may not be excused from testifying or producing a document in accordance with an order of the Commission or its secretary on the ground that the testimony or document may:        (1)    tend to incriminate the person; or        (2)    subject the person to a forfeiture or penalty.    (b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person may not be prosecuted, punished, or subjected to any forfeiture or penalty because of any act, transaction, matter, or thing about which the person testifies under oath or produces a document, on order of the Commission or an examiner or inspector of the Commission.    (c)    A person who commits perjury is subject to prosecution or punishment.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-717 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-717 - Noncompliance by Witness

    (a)    If, without reasonable cause, a witness refuses to produce a document or to testify in accordance with an order of the Commission, the Commission may and, on request of a party to the proceeding, shall apply to a circuit court for an order to show cause.    (b)    On proof by affidavit that a witness has refused to produce a document or testify in accordance with an order of the Commission, the circuit court shall pass an order, returnable within 2 to 5 days, that directs the witness to show cause why the witness should not be imprisoned.    (c)    (1)    On return of the order, the circuit court shall conduct a hearing to determine if the witness, without reasonable cause or legal excuse, refused to testify or provide a document in accordance with an order of the Commission.        (2)    The circuit court shall:            (i)    examine the witness under oath; and            (ii)    give the witness an opportunity to be heard.        (3)    If the circuit court finds that the witness, without reasonable cause or legal excuse, refused to produce a document or testify in accordance with an order of the Commission, the circuit court may have the witness immediately imprisoned until the witness:            (i)    produces the document or testifies; or            (ii)    is discharged in accordance with law.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-718 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-718 - Transcript of Investigation

    (a)    The Commission may receive into evidence all or any part of a transcript of an investigation if the transcript was made by a stenographer appointed by the Commission and the stenographer certifies under penalties of perjury that the transcript is correct.    (b)    A transcript introduced into evidence under subsection (a) of this section has the same effect as if the stenographer were present and testified to the facts certified.    (c)    On request and payment of a fee in the amount set for a transcript from a circuit court, a copy of the transcript shall be provided to any party in interest.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-719 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-719 - Depositions

    (a)    Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a party to a proceeding before the Commission may take an oral deposition as provided by law for a civil case.    (b)    A party may take a deposition under this section only to perpetuate testimony and not for discovery.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-720 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-720 - Medical Examinations

    (a)    If requested by the Commission, a covered employee who is eligible for compensation under this title shall submit to a medical examination at a place and time reasonably convenient to the covered employee, in accordance with the regulations of the Commission.    (b)    (1)    If the covered employee obstructs or refuses to submit to a medical examination requested by the Commission under subsection (a) of this section, the right of the covered employee to compensation is suspended until the examination has taken place.        (2)    Compensation is not payable during or for the period of the suspension.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-721 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-721 - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a physician shall evaluate a permanent impairment and report the evaluation to the Commission in accordance with the regulations of the Commission.    (b)    A medical evaluation of a permanent impairment shall include information about:        (1)    atrophy;        (2)    pain;        (3)    weakness; and        (4)    loss of endurance, function, and range of motion.    (c)    If a permanent impairment involves a behavioral or mental disorder, a licensed psychologist or qualified physician shall:        (1)    perform an evaluation of only the mental or behavioral portion of the permanent impairment; and        (2)    report the evaluation to the Commission in accordance with the regulations of the Commission.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-722 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-722 - Claim Settlement

    (a)    Subject to approval by the Commission under subsection (c) of this section, after a claim has been filed by a covered employee or the dependents of a covered employee, the covered employee or dependents may enter into an agreement for the final compromise and settlement of any current or future claim under this title with:        (1)    the employer;        (2)    the insurer of the employer;        (3)    the Subsequent Injury Fund; or        (4)    the Uninsured Employers’ Fund.    (b)    The final compromise and settlement agreement shall contain the terms and conditions that the Commission considers proper.    (c)    A final compromise and settlement agreement may not take effect unless it has been approved by the Commission.    (d)    (1)    When approved by the Commission, a final compromise and settlement agreement is binding on all of the parties to the agreement.        (2)    Unless the Commission orders otherwise, a final compromise and settlement agreement between a covered employee or the dependents of a covered employee and the employer or its insurer precludes the right of the covered employee or the dependents of the covered employee to proceed against the Subsequent Injury Fund on the claim.    (e)    If an individual entitled to payment under a final compromise and settlement agreement dies before the individual receives the total amount payable, the balance payable is an asset of the estate of the individual.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-723 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-723 - Defenses Not Available to Insurer

    In a proceeding to enforce a claim of an employee, an insurer may not assert, as a defense, that the employee is not a covered employee if the insurer has accepted or is entitled to receive from the employer, alone or in conjunction with other insurance, a premium for workers’ compensation insurance with respect to the employee.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-724 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-724 - Location of Hearing

    (a)    In this section, “governmental agency” includes:        (1)    a county;        (2)    a county board of education;        (3)    a statutory bicounty agency; and        (4)    an incorporated municipality.    (b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a covered employee may elect to have a hearing on a claim of the covered employee held at:        (1)    a regional hearing location determined by the Commission to be convenient to all parties;        (2)    a regional hearing location that covers the county where the covered employee resided when the accidental personal injury, or compensable hernia, or last injurious exposure to the hazards of the occupational disease allegedly occurred; or        (3)    Baltimore City.    (c)    (1)    Unless the covered employee objects, if the employer is a governmental agency, the Commission shall conduct a hearing in the county in which the governmental agency is located, provided that hearings of the Commission are scheduled in that county.        (2)    If hearings are not conducted in the county in which the governmental agency is located, a hearing may be held in the regional hearing location nearest that county’s government offices.    (d)    A covered employee shall notify the Commission of an election under this section within 10 days after the parties are notified of the hearing.    (e)    The Commission may deny an election to hold a hearing in Baltimore City, if:        (1)    the accidental personal injury, compensable hernia, or last injurious exposure to the hazards of the occupational disease allegedly occurred outside of Baltimore City;        (2)    the covered employee did not reside in Baltimore City when the accidental personal injury, compensable hernia, or last injurious exposure to the hazards of the occupational disease allegedly occurred; and        (3)    the Commission finds that holding the hearing in Baltimore City would inconvenience a party.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-725 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals|Section 9-725 - Unreasonable Delay Prohibited

    The Commission shall schedule hearings to ensure that each claim under this title is heard without unreasonable delay.