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MARVIN MANDEL, Governor
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firemen and rescue squad members for impairment of
health caused by lung diseases, heart diseases, or
hypertension suffered in the line of duty;
clarifying language; and adding lettering as
appropriate.
BY repealing and re—enacting, with amendments,
Article 101 — Workmen's Compensation
Section 64A
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1964 Replacement Volume and 1974 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 64A of Article 101 - Workmen's
Compensation, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1964
Replacement Volume and 1974 Supplement) be and it is
hereby repealed and re—enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:
Article 101 — Workmen's Compensation
64A.
(A) Any condition or impairment of health of any
paid municipal, county, airport authority or fire control
district fire fighter caused by lung diseases, heart
diseases, or hypertension and any condition or impairment
of health of any paid State, municipal, county or airport
authority police officer caused by heart diseases or
hypertension resulting in total or partial disability or
death shall be presumed to be compensable under this
article and to have been suffered in the line of duty and
as a result of his employment.
(B) [Notwithstanding any provision of this article
any] ANY paid fire fighter whose compensable claim
results from a condition or impairment of health caused
by lung diseases, heart diseases or hypertension and any
paid police officer whose compensable claim results from
a condition or impairment of health caused by heart
diseases or hypertension and has been suffered in the
line of duty shall receive such benefits as are provided
for in this article in addition to such benefits as he
may be entitled to under the retirement system in which
said fire fighter or police officer was a participant at
the time of his claim. The benefits received under this
article however, shall be adjusted so that the total of
all weekly benefits shall not exceed one hundred percent
of the weekly salary which was paid to said fire fighter
or police officer.
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