BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor

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BY adding to

Article 64A — Merit System
Section 37(g)

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1-72 Replacement Volume and 1977 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section(s) 37(g) and (h) of Article 64A -
Merit System, of the Annotated Code of Maryland be repealed.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That section(s)
of the Annotated Code of Maryland be repealed, amended, or
enacted to read as follows:

Article 64A - Merit System

37.

(G) (1) AN EMPLOYEE WHO, IN THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE

OF HIS JOB DUTIES, SUSTAINS AN OCCUPATIONAL INJURY OR

ACCIDENT THAT IS NOT A RESULT OF HIS NEGLIGENCE ACCIDENTAL

PERSONAL INJURY, AS DEFINED UNDER ARTICLE 101, WHICH WOULD

BE COMPENSABLE UNDER THE MARYLAND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION LAW
IN ARTICLE 101 OF THE CODE, SHALL BE GRANTED ACCIDENT LEAVE
WITH FULL PAY IF, AFTER MEDICAL EXAMINATION, A PHYSICIAN
CERTIFIES THAT THE INJURY OR ACCIDENT DISABLES THE EMPLOYEE.

(2) ACCIDENT LEAVE SHALL BE GRANTED FROM THE
DATE OF THE JOB RELATED INJURY UNTIL A PHYSICIAN CERTIFIES
THAT THE EMPLOYEE IS HEALED AND PHYSICALLY ABLE TO RETURN TO
WORK, BUT MAY NOT BE EXTENDED BEYOND ONE YEAR FROM THE
INJURY DATE. THE EMPLOYER'S PHYSICIAN MAY EXAMINE THE
INJURED EMPLOYEE PERIODICALLY TO DETERMINE THE PROGRESS OF
AND LENGTH OF TIME NECESSARY FOR HIS RECOVERY.

(3) THE INJURED EMPLOYEE SHALL NOT RECEIVE
TEMPORARY TOTAL BENEFITS UNDER WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION WHILE
RECEIVING FULL PAY UNDER THIS SECTION.

(3)          THE SECRETARY SHALL DETERMINE IF ANY INJURY

OR ACCIDENT FOR WHICH AN EMPLOYEE TAKES THE LEAVE IS AN

INJURY OR ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS

JOB.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act

shall take effect July 1, 1978.

Approved May 29, 1978.