Ch. 627

1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

BY adding to

Article - State Personnel and Pensions
Section 7-1002
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1993 Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section(s) 7-1002 and 7-1003, respectively, of Article - State
Personnel and Pensions of the Annotated Code of Maryland be renumbered to be
Section(s) 7-1003 and 7-1004, respectively.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland
read as follows:

Article - State Personnel and Pensions

7-1001.

This subtitle applies to all classified service and unclassified service employees in
the State Personnel Management System.

7-1002.

(A) AN EMPLOYEE SUBJECT TO THIS SUBTITLE, IS ENTITLED TO LEAVE WITH
PAY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH REASONS AND ASSOCIATED MEDICAL COSTS WHEN THE
EMPLOYEE RECEIVES TESTS AND TREATMENT FOR TUBERCULOSIS FOLLOWING
WHO HAS A POSITIVE TUBERCULIN SKIN TEST RESULT ON A TEST TAKEN BY THE
EMPLOYEE AT THE DIRECTION OF THE EMPLOYEE'S APPOINTING AUTHORITY, IS
ENTITLED TO APPROPRIATE MEDICAL CARE TO BE PROVIDED BY THE APPOINTING
AUTHORITY AND TO LEAVE WITH PAY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION (B) OF. THIS
SECTION WHEN THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE HAS
DETERMINED THAT, FOR PUBLIC HEALTH REASONS, THE EMPLOYEE SHOULD NOT
WORK FOR A GIVEN PERIOD OF TIME.

(B) LEAVE GRANTED TO AN EMPLOYEE UNDER THIS SECTION FOR PUBLIC
HEALTH REASONS MAY NOT EXCEED 90 DAYS. IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT A LONGER
ABSENCE IS MEDICALLY REQUIRED, THE EMPLOYEE MAY USE OTHER FORMS OF LEAVE
TO THE EXTENT AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS TITLE.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1994.

Approved May 26, 1994.

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