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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

[[ (A) IN THE EVENT THAT ANY ACTIVE VOLUNTEER BECOMES
DISABLED DURING THE COURSE OF HIS SERVICE AS A VOLUNTEER
FIREMAN OR AMBULANCE CORPSMAN WHILE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN
PROVIDING SUCH SERVICES, AND IN THE EVENT THAT THE
DISABILITY PREVENTS THE VOLUNTEER FROM PURSUING HIS
NORMAL OCCUPATION, AND THE DISABILITY IS OF A PERMANENT
NATURE, AS CERTIFIED BY THE MARYLAND WORKMEN'S
COMPENSATION COMMISSION OR OTHER COMPETENT MEDICAL
AUTHORITY AS DESIGNATED BY THE DIRECTOR OF
ADMINISTRATION, HARFORD COUNTY, THEN THE VOLUNTEER IS
ENTITLED TO RECEIVE THE BENEFITS PRESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION
(A) AND ANY SUCH BENEFITS AS HE MAY BE ENTITLED TO
REGARDLESS OF HIS AGE OR LENGTH OF SERVICE. THESE
BENEFITS SHALL BEGIN ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE FIRST MONTH
FOLLOWING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PERMANENCY OF THE
DISABILITY.]]

(A)    IN THE EVENT ANY ACTIVE VOLUNTEER BECOMES
DISABLED DURING THE COURSE OF SERVICE DESCRIBED IN THE
ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND, ARTICLE 101, PARAGRAPH 24 (A)
AND SUCH DISABILITY PREVENTS THE VOLUNTEER FROM PURSUING
HIS NORMAL OCCUPATION, AND THE DISABILITY IS OF A
PERMANENT NATURE AS DETERMINED AND CERTIFIED BY THE
MARYLAND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION, THEN THE
VOLUNTEER IS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE THE BENEFITS PRESCRIBED
IN SECTION 2-2. SUBSECTION (A) AND ANY SUCH BENEFITS AS
HE MAY BE ENTITLED TO REGARDLESS OF HIS AGE OR LENGTH OF
SERVICE. THESE BENEFITS SHALL BEGIN ON THE FIRST DAY OF
THE FIRST MONTH FOLLOWING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
DETERMINATION OF THE PERMANENT DISABILITY, AND SHALL
REMAIN IN EFFECT AS LONG AS THE PERMANENT DISABILITY
EXISTS. THIS SUBSECTION SHALL NOT BE APPLICABLE TO ANY
VOLUNTEER NOT INSURED EITHER BY HARFORD COUNTY OR ANY
OTHER DEPARTMENT/COMPANY OR CORPS WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
INSURANCE CARRIER.

(B)    IN THE EVENT THAT ANY [[QUALIFIED]] VOLUNTEER
SHALL DIE WHILE RECEIVING BENEFITS, THEN HIS SURVIVING
SPOUSE IS ENTITLED TO BENEFITS EQUAL TO FIFTY PERCENT
(50%) OF THE VOLUNTEER'S BENEFITS. THESE BENEFITS SHALL
TERMINATE UPON DEATH OR REMARRIAGE OF THE SPOUSE.

(C)    IN THE EVENT THAT A [[QUALIFIED]] VOLUNTEER
DIES PRIOR TO RECEIVING ANY BENEFITS UNDER THIS SECTION,
HIS SURVIVING SPOUSE IS ENTITLED TO BENEFITS EQUAL TO
FIFTY PERCENT (50%) OF THE BENEFITS [[EARNED BY THE
DECEASED VOLUNTEER.]] THE DECEASED IS ELIGIBLE TO
RECEIVE. THESE BENEFITS [[SHALL TERMINATE UPON DEATH OR
REMARRIAGE.]] SHALL COMMENCE UPON THE FIRST DAY OF THE
FIRST MONTH AFTER THE DEATH OF THE VOLUNTEER AND SHALL
TERMINATE UPON THE DEATH OR REMARRIAGE OF HIS SPOUSE. A
QUALIFIED VOLUNTEER IS DEFINED AS ONE WHO HAS COMPLETED
TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS OF CERTIFIED SERVICE.