# State Personnel and Pensions (GSP)

## Title 9. Leave Time and Holidays

### Subtitle 5. Sick Leave

#### Section 9-503

(a) Payment for sick leave taken under this subtitle for personal illness or disability constitutes a separate benefit on account of sickness and is not a continuation of salary.

(b) Payment for sick leave taken under this subtitle for any reason not specified in subsection (a) of this section is a continuation of salary.

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Md. Code Ann., State Pers. & Pens. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)