Ch. 540                                        1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Article - State Personnel and Pensions

7-602.

(A) Each employee subject to this subtitle is entitled to work-related accident
leave with sick pay if:

(1)     the employee sustains an accidental A DISABLING personal injury [in
the actual performance of the employee's job duties;

(2)      the injury] THAT would be compensable under the Maryland Workers'
Compensation Act; and and                                                                               

[(3)](2) a physician examines the employee and certifies that the employee
is disabled because of the injury; AND

(4) THE EMPLOYEE FILES A CLAIM WITH THE WORKERS'
COMPENSATION COMMISSION.

(B) THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY OF AN EMPLOYEE ENTITLED TO
WORK-RELATED ACCIDENT LEAVE SHALL NOTIFY THE EMPLOYEE OF THE EMPLOYEE'S
RIGHT TO FILE A CLAIM WITH THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION.

7-603.

(A)     An employee may use work-related accident leave:

(1)     beginning on the first day of disability; and

(2)     continuing until the earlier of:

(i) the day that the employee is able to return to work, as certified by
a physician; or

(ii) [year] 6 MONTHS from the day of disability.

(B)     AFTER AN EMPLOYEE RETURNS TO WORK, WORK-RELATED ACCIDENT
LEAVE MAY BE GRANTED FOR CONTINUING TREATMENT AS CERTIFIED BY A
PHYSICIAN SELECTED BY THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY UNTIL THE EARLIER OF:

(1) THE DAY THAT THE EMPLOYEE IS ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK, AS
CERTIFIED BY A PHYSICIAN; OR

(2) 6 MONTHS FROM THE DAY OF THE ORIGINAL DISABILITY.
(C) WORK-RELATED ACCIDENT LEAVE MAY BE GRANTED FOR UP TO AN
ADDITIONAL 6 MONTHS IF:

(1)      THE EMPLOYEE IS CERTIFIED BY A PHYSICIAN SELECTED BY THE
APPOINTING AUTHORITY; AND

(2)      NO DECISION HAS BEEN REACHED BY THE WORKERS'
COMPENSATION COMMISSION ON THE EMPLOYEE'S CLAIM.

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