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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 113

(5) In any case which shall come before the
Workmen's Compensation Commission involving payments from
the fund, it shall request the Attorney General to furnish a
member of his staff to represent the fund in hearings before
it. IN A CASE IN WHICH THE FUND IS IMPLEADED AND SUBJECT TO
THE APPROVAL OF THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION FUND BOARD, THE
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FUND MAY HIRE ANY EXPERTS NECESSARY TO
PROPERLY DEFEND THE ACTION. EXPENSES INCURRED SHALL BE PAID
FROM THE SUBSEQUENT INJURY FUND AS DIRECTED BY THE BOARD.
In any award it shall make from the fund, the Commission
shall specifically find the amount the injured employee
shall be paid weekly, the number of weeks' compensation to
be paid, the date upon which payments from the fund shall
begin, and, if possible, the length of time such payments
shall continue. In making any award from the fund for a
subsequent injury, the Commission shall consider any prior
award made by the Commission, or by a similar commission in
any other state or in the District of Columbia, in
determining the amount to be awarded for such subsequent
injury. In the event of any award against the Subsequent
Injury Fund, there shall be a right of appeal by the
Subsequent Injury Fund, as provided in § 56(a) of this
article. In any case involving payment from the fund, the
Commission, or any party in interest, shall notify the State
Treasurer and/or the attorney or the attorneys for the fund,
in writing, that the fund is, or may be involved in such
case, and implead the fund, in writing, as a party. The
fund may be impleaded at any stage of the proceedings,
either before the Commission, or on appeal; but if impleaded
on appeal from the decision of the Commission or on further
appeal to the Court of Special Appeals, the Court shall
suspend further proceedings and remand the case to the
Commission for further proceedings in order to afford the
fund an opportunity to defend the claim.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1981.

Approved April 28, 1981.

CHAPTER 114

(Senate Bill 417)

AN ACT concerning

State Financial Assistance for Public Education

FOR the purpose of correcting the definition of "eligible
position" to include the Teachers' Pension System and
to conform to the standards applied by the Department
of Personnel as of January 11, 1980 by providing that a
position eligible for State snaring of employer social