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<section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="10-308" title_number="10" title_name="State Correctional Facilities" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Sundry Claims Board">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In determining what compensation, if any, to allow a claimant, the Board shall consider:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the good faith of the claimant;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the possibility that the alleged injury was self–inflicted or not accidental;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the extent and nature of the injury;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the degree of disability;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>the period of disability or incapacity for other work; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>the ordinary earning power of the claimant.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Governor shall include money to pay a claim that is approved by the Board in the State budget for the fiscal year that follows the fiscal year in which the Board approves the claim.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Board shall pay to the claimant or the claimant’s representative any compensation approved by the Board and included in the State budget.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The compensation authorized under this subtitle is the exclusive remedy against the State for a claim that falls within the jurisdiction of the Board.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>An incarcerated individual working under the supervision of Maryland Correctional Enterprises in the Federal Prison Industry Enhancement Program:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>is excluded from the jurisdiction of the Board; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>shall be administered benefits as provided under Title 9 of the Labor and Employment Article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
