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<section article="gle" article_name="Labor and Employment" number="9-206" title_number="9" title_name="Workers' Compensation" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Covered Employees and Employers">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Subject to subsection (b) of this section, an officer of a corporation or a member of a limited liability company is a covered employee if the officer or member provides a service for the corporation or limited liability company for monetary compensation.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>An individual who otherwise would be a covered employee under this section may elect to be exempt from coverage if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the individual:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>is an officer of a close corporation, as defined in § 4–101(b) of the Corporations and Associations Article; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>is an officer of a close corporation, as defined under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the corporation is incorporated;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>subject to subsection (c)(3) of this section, the individual is an officer of a corporation, other than a close corporation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the individual:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>is an officer of a corporation that earns at least 75% of its income from farm operations; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>owns at least 20% of the outstanding capital stock of the corporation;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the individual:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>is an officer of a professional corporation, as defined in § 5–101(c) or (f) of the Corporations and Associations Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>owns at least 20% of the outstanding capital stock of the corporation; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>performs for the corporation a professional service, as defined in § 5–101(g) of the Corporations and Associations Article; or</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>the individual:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>is a member of a limited liability company, as defined in § 4A–101(k) of the Corporations and Associations Article; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>owns at least 20% of the outstanding interests in profits of the limited liability company.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A corporation or limited liability company shall submit to the Commission and to the insurer of the corporation or limited liability company a written notice that names the individual who has made an election to be exempt under subsection (b) of this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An election under subsection (b)(1) or (4) of this section is not effective until a corporation or limited liability company complies with this subsection.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>No more than five officers of a corporation described in subsection (b)(2) of this section may elect to be exempt under subsection (b)(2) of this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Commission shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
