1130 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 461

such cases the consular officers shall have the right to
receive, for distribution to such non-resident alien depend-
ents, all compensation awarded hereunder, and the re-
ceipt of such consular officers shall be a full discharge of
all sums paid to and received by them.

36. (a) In addition to the compensation provided for
herein the employer shall promptly provide for an injured
employee such medical, surgical or other attendance or
treatment, nurse and hospital services, medicines, crutches,
apparatus, artificial hands, arms, feet and legs as may be
required by the Commission.

(b) The employer shall repair or replace any eye-
glasses, artificial limb, eye, tooth or other part that shall
be damaged or destroyed as a result of an accident during
the course of employment and if the eye-glasses, artificial
limb, eye, tooth, or other part is not repaired, or replaced
within three days following its damage or destruction, then
the employer shall pay the employee such compensation for
his lost time, if any, after the three-day waiting period, as
the Commission may direct. If an employer fails to pro-
vide the same, the injured employee may do so at the ex-
pense of the employer. All fees and other charges for such
treatment and services shall be subject to regulation by
the Commission, and shall be limited to such charges as
prevail in, the same community for similar treatment of
injured persons of a like standard of living, and in case
death ensues from the injury within three years, reason-
able funeral expenses shall be allowed, not to exceed the
sum of three hundred dollars. Any bill for funeral ex-
penses contracted for an amount in excess of three hun-
dred dollars shall be null and void and uncollectible either
out of the compensation allowed or out of the personal
assets of those obligating themselves to pay, unless and
until said bill is approved by the Commission. Provided,
however, that if there are no dependents and the deceased
employee leaves sufficient estate to pay the same, all ex-
penses of last sickness and burial shall be paid by said es-
tate and not by the employer or insurance company, or
out of the State Accident Fund, as the case may be. The
Commission shall have full power to adopt rules and regu-
lations with respect to furnishing medical, nurse, hospital
services and medicine to injured employees entitled thereto
and for the payment therefor.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1949.

Approved April 29, 1949.