ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 203

Article - Labor and Employment

9-628.

(a) In this section "public safety employee" means:

(1)     a firefighter, fire fighting instructor, or paramedic employed by:
(i) a municipal corporation;

(ii) a county;

(iii) the State;

(iv) the State Airport Authority; or

(v) a fire control district;

(2)     a volunteer firefighter or volunteer ambulance, rescue, or advanced
life support worker who is a covered employee under § 9-234 of this title and who
provides volunteer fire or rescue services to:

(i) a municipal corporation;

(ii) a county;

(iii) the State;

(iv) the State Airport Authority; or

(v) a fire control district;

(3)     a police officer employed by:

(i)	a municipal corporation;
(ii)	a county;
(iii)	the State;
(iv)	the State Airport Authority; or
(v)	the Maryland-National Capital	Park	and	Planning

Commission; [or]

(4)     a Prince George's County deputy sheriff; OR

(5)     A MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF.

(b)     Except as provided in subsections (f) and (g) of this section, if a covered
employee is awarded compensation for less than 75 weeks in a claim arising from
events occurring on or after January 1, 1988, the employer or its insurer shall pay the
covered employee compensation that equals one-third of the average weekly wage of
the covered employee but does not exceed $80.

(c)     Except as provided in subsections (f) and (g) of this section, if a covered
employee is awarded compensation for less than 75 weeks in a claim arising from

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