# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 9. Workers' Compensation

### Subtitle 7. Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals

#### Section 9-721

(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a physician shall evaluate a permanent impairment and report the evaluation to the Commission in accordance with the regulations of the Commission.

(b) A medical evaluation of a permanent impairment shall include information about:

  (1) atrophy;

  (2) pain;

  (3) weakness; and

  (4) loss of endurance, function, and range of motion.

(c) If a permanent impairment involves a behavioral or mental disorder, a licensed psychologist or qualified physician shall:

  (1) perform an evaluation of only the mental or behavioral portion of the permanent impairment; and

  (2) report the evaluation to the Commission in accordance with the regulations of the Commission.

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Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)