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shall take effect July 1, 1976.

Approved May 17, 1976.

CHAPTER 736

(House Bill 1137)

AN ACT concerning

Workmen's Compensation — Lump—sum Payments

FOR the purpose of providing that the Workmen's
Compensation Commission may grant lump—sum payments
to an employee; and specifying circumstances under
which these lump—sum payments may be granted.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 101 — Workmen's Compensation

Section 49

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1964 Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 49 of Article 101 - Workmen's
Compensation, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1964
Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement) be and it is
hereby repealed and reenacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

Article 101 — Workmen's Compensation

49.

In every case providing for compensation to the
injured employee or his dependent, excepting temporary
disability, the Commission may, if in its opinion the
facts and circumstances of the case warrant it, convert
the compensation to be paid in a partial or total
lump—sum, without discount. [Such lump—sum] LUMP—SUM
payments may [only] ALSO be made by the Commission for
the purposes provided for in § 57 of this article.
HOWEVER, NO LUMP-SUM MAY BE GRANTED FROM COMPENSATION
PAYABLE AFTER THE SUM OF $45,000 HAS BEEN PAID.        IF A

LUMP-SUM IS GRANTED UNDER § 36(1)(A) OR § 36(8) OF THIS
ARTICLE, THE COMMISSION SHALL REDUCE THE WEEKLY RATE OF
COMPENSATION UNTIL THE AMOUNT OF THE LUMP-SUM GRANTED
WOULD HAVE BEEN PAID IF THAT SUM HAD BEEN PAID IN WEEKLY
PAYMENTS.