# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 9. Workers' Compensation

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

#### Section 9-735

(a) This section applies only to a prisoner who is a covered employee under Sec. 9-221 of this title.

(b) A prisoner who is permanently partially disabled or temporarily totally disabled shall file a claim with the Commission in accordance with this subtitle.

(c)

  (1) After a prisoner has filed a claim, the Commission shall decide any issue of coverage or compensability.

  (2) Until the prisoner is discharged by pardon, parole, or expiration of sentence, the Commission may not:

    (i) hold a hearing on or determine a permanent partial disability or permanent total disability of the prisoner; or

    (ii) make an award to the prisoner.

(d)

  (1) When the prisoner is discharged from a correctional institution, the institution promptly shall notify the Commission of the discharge.

  (2) Promptly after receiving notice under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Commission shall schedule a hearing to determine the extent of any permanent partial or permanent total disability of the prisoner as of the date of discharge.

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