§ 9–101
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. § 9-101 (2026)
Title 9. Workers' Compensation
Subtitle 1. Definitions; General Provisions
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(a)
In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)
“Accidental personal injury” means:
(1)
an accidental injury that arises out of and in the course of employment;
(2)
an injury caused by a willful or negligent act of a third person directed against a covered employee in the course of the employment of the covered employee; or
(3)
a disease or infection that naturally results from an accidental injury that arises out of and in the course of employment, including:
(i)
an occupational disease; and
(ii)
frostbite or sunstroke caused by a weather condition.
(c)
“Child” includes:
(1)
an adopted child;
(2)
an illegitimate child;
(3)
a posthumous child; and
(4)
a stepchild.
(d)
“Commission” means the State Workers’ Compensation Commission.
(e)
(1)
“Compensation” means the money payable under this title to a covered employee or the dependents of a covered employee.
(2)
“Compensation” includes funeral benefits payable under this title.
(f)
“Covered employee” means an individual listed in Subtitle 2 of this title for whom a person, a governmental unit, or a quasi-public corporation is required by law to provide coverage under this title.
(g)
“Occupational disease” means a disease contracted by a covered employee:
(1)
as the result of and in the course of employment; and
(2)
that causes the covered employee to become temporarily or permanently, partially or totally incapacitated.