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cines, crutches, apparatus, artificial hands, arms, feet and legs and
other prosthetic appliances as may be required by the Commission,
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY ORDER OR AWARD OF
THE COMMISSION, UNDER THIS SUBSECTION, SHALL NOT
BE CONSTRUED TO REOPEN ANY CASE, OR PERMIT ANY
PREVIOUS AWARD TO BE CHANGED OR MODIFIED, EX-
CEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 40(C) AND 40(D) OF THIS
ARTICLE.

(b) The employer shall repair or replace any eyeglasses, 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 provide the same, the injured
employee may do so at the expense of the employer.

(c) 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 treat-
ment of injured persons of a like standard of living [, ].

(d) [and in] In case death ensues from the injury within three
years, reasonable funeral expenses shall be allowed, not to exceed the
sum of five hundred dollars. Any bill for funeral expenses contracted
for an amount in excess of five hundred dollars shall be null and void
and uncollectible out of the compensation allowed or out of the per-
sonal assets of the person or persons to whom such compensation is
payable, unless and until said bill is approved by the Commission;
provided, however, that if there are no dependents all expenses of last
sickness and burial shall be paid by the employer or insurance com-
pany, or out of the State Accident Fund, as the case may be.

(e) The Commission shall have full power to adopt rules and
regulations with respect to furnishing medical, nurse, hospital serv-
ices 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, 1960.

Approved March 2, 1960.

CHAPTER 33
(House Bill 25)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 39 (a)
of Article 101 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),

EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.

CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.

Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.