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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="21-310" title_number="21" title_name="Career and Technology Education Programs" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Rehabilitation Services">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“DORS” means the Division of Rehabilitation Services in the State Department of Education.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“DORS consumer” means an individual determined eligible for rehabilitation services under § 21–306 of this subtitle who is placed by DORS in an unpaid work–based learning experience.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“Unpaid work–based learning experience” means a program that provides a DORS consumer with structured employer–supervised learning that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Occurs in the workplace;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Links with an individualized plan for employment;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Is coordinated by a DORS rehabilitation specialist; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Is conducted in accordance with the terms of an individual written work–based learning experience agreement between DORS and the employer of that participating DORS consumer.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A DORS consumer who is placed with an employer in an unpaid work–based learning experience is a covered employee of that employer, as defined in Title 9 of the Labor and Employment Article for the purpose of coverage for medical services and treatment under the State workers’ compensation laws.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The participating employer where a DORS consumer is placed in an unpaid work–based learning experience shall secure workers’ compensation coverage for that DORS consumer.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The State Department of Education shall reimburse the employer in an amount equal to the lesser of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The cost of the premium for the workers’ compensation coverage; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>$250.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
