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MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-678 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 6 - Benefits|Part XII - Death Benefits|Section 9-678 - Application of Part

    A dependent of a covered employee who is entitled to compensation for the death of the covered employee resulting from an accidental personal injury or occupational disease shall be paid compensation in accordance with this Part XII of this subtitle.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-679 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 6 - Benefits|Part XII - Death Benefits|Section 9-679 - Determination of Dependency

    (a)    This section applies only to a covered employee of a municipal corporation or a county who is subject to § 9–503 of this title and the dependents of those covered employees, unless the municipal corporation or county has made an election under § 9–683.6 of this subtitle.    (b)    Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the Commission shall determine all questions of partial or total dependency in accordance with the facts of each case that existed:        (1)    at the time of the occurrence of the accidental personal injury that caused the death of the covered employee; or        (2)    on the date of disablement from the occupational disease that caused the death of the covered employee.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-680 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 6 - Benefits|Part XII - Death Benefits|Section 9-680 - Compensation Prohibited

    (a)    This section applies only to a covered employee of a municipal corporation or a county who is subject to § 9–503 of this title and the dependents of those covered employees, unless the municipal corporation or county has made an election under § 9–683.6 of this subtitle.    (b)    The surviving spouse of a covered employee whose death was caused by an accidental personal injury or an occupational disease is not entitled to benefits under this title if:        (1)    the surviving spouse deserts the covered employee for more than 1 year before the time of the occurrence of the accidental personal injury or the date of disablement from the occupational disease;        (2)    the surviving spouse deserts the covered employee at any time after the time of the occurrence of the accidental personal injury or the date of disablement from the occupational disease; or        (3)    the surviving spouse and the covered employee:            (i)    were married after the time of the occurrence of the accidental personal injury or the date of disablement from the occupational disease; and            (ii)    do not have any dependent children.    (c)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, an individual is not entitled to compensation due to the death of a covered employee from an occupational disease if the individual became dependent on the covered employee after the beginning of the 1st compensable disability of the covered employee resulting from the occupational disease.        (2)    The prohibition against compensation in paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply to a child of the deceased covered employee born:            (i)    after the beginning of the 1st compensable disability of the covered employee resulting from the occupational disease; and            (ii)    of a marriage that existed at the beginning of the disability.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-682 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 6 - Benefits|Part XII - Death Benefits|Section 9-682 - Partly Dependent Individuals

    (a)    This section applies only to a covered employee of a municipal corporation or a county who is subject to § 9–503 of this title and the dependents of those covered employees, unless the municipal corporation or county has made an election under § 9–683.6 of this subtitle.    (b)    The employer or its insurer shall pay a death benefit in accordance with this section if:        (1)    there are no individuals who were wholly dependent on the deceased covered employee at the time of death, but there are individuals who were partly dependent; or        (2)    a surviving spouse who was wholly dependent on the deceased covered employee at the time of death becomes partly self–supporting.    (c)    (1)    The maximum weekly death benefit payable under this section shall equal two–thirds of the average weekly wage of the deceased covered employee, but may not exceed two–thirds of the State average weekly wage.        (2)    The weekly death benefit payable under this section shall be the percentage of the maximum weekly death benefit under paragraph (1) of this subsection that:            (i)    the weekly earnings of the deceased covered employee bears to the combined weekly earnings of the deceased covered employee and the partly dependent individuals; and            (ii)    does not exceed the maximum weekly death benefit.    (d)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, the employer or its insurer shall pay the weekly death benefit:        (1)    for the period of partial dependency; or        (2)    until $75,000 has been paid, including any payments made during a period of total dependency under § 9–681 of this subtitle.    (e)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, if a surviving spouse who is partly dependent remarries and does not have dependent children at the time of the remarriage, the employer or its insurer shall make payments to the surviving spouse for 2 years after the date of the remarriage.        (2)    The total of the payments made before the remarriage may not exceed $75,000.    (f)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, the employer or its insurer shall continue to make payments to, or for the benefit of, a surviving child until the child reaches 18 years of age.        (2)    If a child who is 18 years old or older remains partly dependent on the deceased covered employee, the employer or its insurer shall continue to make payments in accordance with subsections (c) and (d) of this section.        (3)    The employer or its insurer shall continue to make payments to, or for the benefit of, a child who is 18 years old or older for up to 5 years after reaching the age of 18 if:            (i)    the child is attending school on a full–time basis; and            (ii)    the school offers an educational program or a vocational training program and the program is accredited or approved by the Maryland State Department of Education.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-683 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 6 - Benefits|Part XII - Death Benefits|Section 9-683 - Apportionment and Payment of Death Benefits

    (a)    This section applies only to a covered employee of a municipal corporation or a county who is subject to § 9–503 of this title and the dependents of those covered employees, unless the municipal corporation or county has made an election under § 9–683.6 of this subtitle.    (b)    If there are multiple dependents entitled to death benefits, the Commission may apportion an award of death benefits among the dependents in the manner that the Commission considers just and equitable.    (c)    If there are wholly and partly dependent individuals entitled to death benefits, the Commission may:        (1)    award the death benefits to the wholly dependent individuals only; or        (2)    apportion the award among the wholly and partly dependent individuals in the manner that the Commission considers to be fair and equitable under all of the facts and circumstances of the case.    (d)    (1)    Death benefits shall be paid to 1 or more of the dependents of a covered employee who are entitled to death benefits, as determined by the Commission, for the benefit of all of the dependents who are entitled to death benefits.        (2)    A dependent to whom death benefits are paid shall apply the death benefits to the use of all of the dependents who are entitled to death benefits:            (i)    according to the respective claims of the dependents on the deceased covered employee for support; and            (ii)    in compliance with the findings and direction of the Commission.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-683.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 6 - Benefits|Part XII - Death Benefits|Section 9-683.1 - Determination of Dependency

    (a)    This section does not apply to a covered employee of a municipal corporation or a county who is subject to § 9–503 of this title and the dependents of those covered employees, unless the municipal corporation or county has made an election under § 9–683.6 of this subtitle.    (b)    Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the Commission shall determine all questions of dependency in accordance with the facts of each case that existed:        (1)    at the time of the occurrence of the accidental personal injury that caused the death of the covered employee; or        (2)    on the date of disablement from the occupational disease that caused the death of the covered employee.    (c)    Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, the Commission may determine the question of dependency of a child of a covered employee born after:        (1)    the time of the occurrence of the accidental personal injury that caused the death of the covered employee;        (2)    the date of disablement from the occupational disease that caused the death of the covered employee; or        (3)    the death of the covered employee resulting from the accidental personal injury or occupational disease.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-683.2 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 6 - Benefits|Part XII - Death Benefits|Section 9-683.2 - Compensation Prohibited

    (a)    This section does not apply to a covered employee of a municipal corporation or a county who is subject to § 9–503 of this title and the dependents of those covered employees, unless the municipal corporation or county has made an election under § 9–683.6 of this subtitle.    (b)    The surviving spouse of a deceased covered employee whose death was caused by an accidental personal injury or an occupational disease is not entitled to death benefits under this title if the surviving spouse and the covered employee were married after the time of the occurrence of the accidental personal injury or the date of disablement from the occupational disease.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-683.4 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 6 - Benefits|Part XII - Death Benefits|Section 9-683.4 - Continuing Jurisdiction

    (a)    This section does not apply to a covered employee of a municipal corporation or a county who is subject to § 9–503 of this title and the dependents of those covered employees, unless the municipal corporation or county has made an election under § 9–683.6 of this subtitle.    (b)    The Commission has continuing jurisdiction to:        (1)    suspend, reallocate, or terminate payments of compensation in accordance with this part; and        (2)    reinstate payments of compensation that have been suspended or terminated under this section.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-683.5 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 6 - Benefits|Part XII - Death Benefits|Section 9-683.5 - Apportionment and Payment of Death Benefits

    (a)    This section does not apply to a covered employee of a municipal corporation or a county who is subject to § 9–503 of this title and the dependents of those covered employees, unless the municipal corporation or county has made an election under § 9–683.6 of this subtitle.    (b)    If there are multiple dependents entitled to death benefits, the Commission may apportion an award of death benefits among the dependents in the manner that the Commission considers just and equitable.    (c)    (1)    Death benefits shall be paid to 1 or more of the dependents of a covered employee who are entitled to death benefits, as determined by the Commission, for the benefit of all of the dependents who are entitled to death benefits.        (2)    A dependent to whom death benefits are paid shall apply the death benefits to the use of all of the dependents who are entitled to death benefits:            (i)    according to the respective claims of the dependents of the deceased covered employee for support; and            (ii)    in compliance with the findings and direction of the Commission.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-683.6 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 6 - Benefits|Part XII - Death Benefits|Section 9-683.6 - Election by Municipal Corporation or County

    (a)    A municipal corporation or county may make a one–time election to make their covered employees who are subject to § 9–503 of this title and their dependents subject to §§ 9–683.1 through 9–683.5 of this subtitle.    (b)    To make the election described under subsection (a) of this section, the governing body of the municipal corporation or county shall:        (1)    adopt an ordinance or resolution stating that it is the intent of the governing body to exercise the right of election; and        (2)    forward a copy of the ordinance or resolution to the Commission.    (c)    On receipt of a copy of the resolution, the Commission shall acknowledge receipt of the ordinance or resolution to the municipal corporation or county.    (d)    Once the Commission has acknowledged receipt of the ordinance or resolution, any workers’ compensation case arising on or after the date of acknowledgement and involving a covered employee of the municipal corporation or county who is subject to § 9–503 of this title and the dependents of the covered employee shall be subject to §§ 9–683.1 through 9–683.5 of this subtitle.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-684 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 6 - Benefits|Part XII - Death Benefits|Section 9-684 - Liability When No Dependents

    If there are no dependents, the liability of an employer or its insurer shall be limited to:         (1)    medical services or treatment under Part IX of this subtitle;        (2)    funeral benefits under Part XIII of this subtitle; and        (3)    assessments under § 9-1008 of this title.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-685 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 6 - Benefits|Part XII - Death Benefits|Section 9-685 - Survival of Death Benefits

    If a dependent of a covered employee dies, the right to any death benefit that is payable to the dependent and unpaid on the date of death of the dependent:         (1)    shall survive and be vested in the surviving dependents of the covered employee, as determined by the Commission; and        (2)    if there are no surviving dependents of the covered employee, shall not survive.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-686 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 6 - Benefits|Part XII - Death Benefits|Section 9-686 - Nonresident Alien Dependent

    (a)    A dependent of a covered employee who is a nonresident alien may be officially represented by a consular officer of the nation of which the dependent is a citizen or subject.    (b)    If a consular officer represents a nonresident alien dependent:        (1)    the consular officer shall have the right to receive all death benefits awarded to the dependent for distribution to the dependent; and        (2)    receipt of death benefits by the consular officer is a full discharge of the amounts paid to and received by the consular officer.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-689 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 6 - Benefits|Part XIII - Funeral Benefits|Section 9-689 - Funeral Benefits

    (a)    The employer or its insurer shall pay reasonable funeral expenses of a deceased covered employee, not exceeding $7,000, if the covered employee died as a result of:        (1)    an accidental personal injury, within 7 years of the accidental personal injury; or        (2)    an occupational disease.    (b)    Unless approved by the Commission, a bill for funeral expenses of more than $7,000 is void and uncollectable out of:        (1)    workers’ compensation benefits payable with respect to the deceased covered employee; or        (2)    personal assets of any person to whom workers’ compensation benefits are payable with respect to the deceased covered employee.    (c)    If there are no dependents, the employer or its insurer shall pay the expenses of the last sickness and funeral expenses of the covered employee.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  10-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 10 - Funds|Subtitle 2 - Subsequent Injury Fund|Part I - Definitions|Section 10-201 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Board” means the Subsequent Injury Fund Board.    (c)    “Fund” means the Subsequent Injury Fund.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  10-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 10 - Funds|Subtitle 2 - Subsequent Injury Fund|Part II - Fund|Section 10-204 - Established

    There is a Subsequent Injury Fund.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  10-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 10 - Funds|Subtitle 2 - Subsequent Injury Fund|Part III - Board|Section 10-207 - Established

    There is a Subsequent Injury Fund Board.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  10-208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 10 - Funds|Subtitle 2 - Subsequent Injury Fund|Part III - Board|Section 10-208 - Membership

    (a)    (1)    The Board consists of 3 members, appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.        (2)    Of the 3 members of the Board:            (i)    1 shall represent labor;            (ii)    1 shall represent management; and            (iii)    1 shall represent the general public.    (b)    Before taking office, each appointee to the Board shall take the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution.    (c)    (1)    The term of a member is 4 years.        (2)    At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.        (3)    A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.    (d)    The Governor may remove a member for incompetence or misconduct.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  10-209 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 10 - Funds|Subtitle 2 - Subsequent Injury Fund|Part III - Board|Section 10-209 - Meetings; Compensation

    (a)    The Board shall determine the times and places of its meetings.    (b)    Subject to the State budget, each member of the Board is entitled to:        (1)    compensation for each day that the member is engaged in duties of the office; and        (2)    reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  10-210 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 10 - Funds|Subtitle 2 - Subsequent Injury Fund|Part III - Board|Section 10-210 - Staff

    (a)    The Fund shall have a staff in accordance with the State budget.    (b)    (1)    The Board shall appoint a Director for the Fund.        (2)    The Director is entitled to the salary provided in the State budget.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  10-211 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 10 - Funds|Subtitle 2 - Subsequent Injury Fund|Part III - Board|Section 10-211 - Legal Adviser

    (a)    The Attorney General is the legal adviser to the Board and Fund.    (b)    With the approval of the Board, staff whom the Attorney General assigns to represent the Fund may hire each expert who is needed to defend an action into which the Fund is impleaded.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  10-214 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 10 - Funds|Subtitle 2 - Subsequent Injury Fund|Part IV - Purpose and Administration of Fund|Section 10-214 - Composition; Use

    (a)    The Fund shall consist of:        (1)    the money credited to the Fund under Title 9 of this article;        (2)    income from investments that the State Treasurer makes for the Fund;        (3)    interest on deposits or investments of money from the Fund;        (4)    money that the Fund acquires by gift; and        (5)    money that the federal government pays as reimbursement for a payment from the Fund.    (b)    The Fund shall include each security that the Fund acquires.    (c)    The Fund shall be used to pay:        (1)    each award under Title 9 of this article charged against the Fund; and        (2)    other expenses authorized in the State budget.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  10-215 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 10 - Funds|Subtitle 2 - Subsequent Injury Fund|Part IV - Purpose and Administration of Fund|Section 10-215 - Segregation From Other State Money

    The State Treasurer shall keep the Fund as a special indemnity fund.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  10-216 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 10 - Funds|Subtitle 2 - Subsequent Injury Fund|Part IV - Purpose and Administration of Fund|Section 10-216 - Administration

    (a)    The Board shall supervise the administration of the Fund.    (b)    (1)    The Fund annually shall submit to the Governor a proposed budget for the Fund, for inclusion in the budget bill to be submitted to the General Assembly.        (2)    The proposed budget shall include an appropriation from the Fund for its budget.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  10-217 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 10 - Funds|Subtitle 2 - Subsequent Injury Fund|Part IV - Purpose and Administration of Fund|Section 10-217 - Conversion of Investments

    If sale of a security in which money of the Fund is invested is in the best interest of the Fund, the State Treasurer shall sell the security.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  10-218 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 10 - Funds|Subtitle 2 - Subsequent Injury Fund|Part IV - Purpose and Administration of Fund|Section 10-218 - Disbursements

    (a)    Disbursement from the Fund for paying benefits to claimants or dependents shall be made by the Treasurer only on written order of the Workers’ Compensation Commission.    (b)    Disbursement from the Fund for any purpose other than paying benefits shall be made by the Treasurer only at the direction of the Director for the Fund under authority of the Board.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  10-219 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 10 - Funds|Subtitle 2 - Subsequent Injury Fund|Part IV - Purpose and Administration of Fund|Section 10-219 - Reports

    (a)    (1)    As often as the Board requests but at least quarterly, the State Treasurer shall advise the Board about the amount of the Fund in the custody of the State Treasurer.        (2)    The State Treasurer annually shall submit to the Board a statement that, for the preceding calendar year:            (i)    states the balance on January 1;            (ii)    states the income and each source of income;            (iii)    itemizes each payment; and            (iv)    states the balance on December 31.    (b)    On or before October 1 of each year, the Board shall submit to the Governor and, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly an annual report that includes a detailed statement of the balances and expenses of the Fund.