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and the third must have been trained in roentgenology and must have
had five years practice and experience. The Governor designates the
Chairman of the Board. The Board hears and adjudicates all claims
for compensation for disability caused by an occupational disease.
The decisions of the Board are subject to review by the Workmen's
Compensation Commission (Code 1957, Art. 101, secs. 22-29).
Appropriations 1963 1964
General Funds .................................... $650,557 $615,185
Staff: 85.
INJURED WORKERS' REHABILITATION COMMITTEE
Chairman: Robert C. Thompson, State Director of Vocational
Rehabilitation
Ex officio member: Daniel T. Doherty, Chairman, Workmen's Com-
pensation Commission
Appointed members: Eugene P. Martin, Jr., 1964; Joseph W.
Spector, 1964; Bamett Berman, M.D., 1966; Charles A. Della,
1966.
301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore I Telephone: 837-9000
The Injured Workers' Rehabilitation Committee, created by Chap-
ter III, Acts of 1960, consists of six members appointed by the Gov-
ernor to advise the Workmen's Compensation Commission on all
phases of the rehabilitation of injured workers, including those whose
claims are ultimately denied or those who are held not to be in the
coverage of the laws relating to Workmen's Compensation. The
Committee consists of the Chairman of the Workmen's Compensation
Commission and the State Director of Vocational Rehabilitation, both
of whom serve as ex officio members, and one employee, one em-
ployer, a representative of a casualty insurance company and a regis-
tered physician. The Governor designates the Chairman of the Com-
mittee. Members serve for six-year terms, except that for the initial
appointments, two of the members serve four-year terms (Code 1957,
1962 Supp., Art. 77, sec. 295).
COMMISSIONERS OF THE STATE ACCIDENT FUND
Chairman: Thomas J. Hatem, 1967
Vice Chairman: Albert W. Quinn, 1968
Secretary: Walter E. Kennedy, 1966
William E. Culbertson, 1964; O. Sheldon Chandler, 1965
Richard K. Coggins, Superintendent
William E. Claridge, Assistant Superintendent
U. Theodore Hayes, Attorney to the Board
J. Howard Holzer, Attorney to the Board
Edgar L. Smith, Attorney to the Board
Richard A. Barton, Attorney to the Board
301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore 1 Telephone: 837-9000
The State Accident Fund, originally a part of the State Industrial
Accident Commission, was established as a separate agency by Chap-
ter 504, Acts of 1941. It is directed by a five-man Board, appointed
by the Governor for five-year terms, one term expiring each year.
The Board elects its officers annually. It administers the State Acci-
dent Fund, which is the State's Workmen's Compensation Insurance
Carrier. Through the Fund, employers may carry insurance for the
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