# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 9. Workers' Compensation

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

#### Section 9-730

(a) This section does not apply to compensation:

  (1) for a serious disability under Sec. 9-630 of this title; or

  (2) payable by the Subsequent Injury Fund.

(b) Subject to the consent of the Commission, an insurer or self-insurer may convert an award of compensation for permanent partial disability, minus any attorney's fees, to a lump sum if the initial award did not exceed 51 weeks.

(c) An award may not be discounted because of a lump-sum payment.

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