Title 9. Leave Time and Holidays — Subtitle 7. Work-Related Accident Leave

Each employee in the State Personnel Management System, except a temporary employee, is entitled to work-related accident leave with sick pay if:

The appointing authority of an employee entitled to work-related accident leave shall notify the employee of the employee's right to file a claim with the Workers' Compensation Commission.

An employee may use work-related accident leave:

After an employee returns to work, work-related accident leave may be granted for continuing treatment as certified by a physician selected by the appointing authority up to 6 months from the day of the original disability.

Work-related accident leave may be granted for up to an additional 6 months if:

Payment to an employee for work-related accident leave taken under this subtitle shall be based on two-thirds of the employee's regular pay.

Payment for work-related accident leave taken under this subtitle constitutes a separate benefit on account of accidental disability and is not a continuation of salary.

Notwithstanding the reduced rate that an employee is paid while using work-related accident leave, the employee:

An employee may not receive temporary total disability benefits under the Maryland Workers' Compensation Act while the employee is receiving payment under this subtitle.

If someone other than the employee or the State causes an injury for which work-related accident leave is taken under this subtitle, the State, as employer, after giving written notice to the employee, is subrogated to the rights of the employee to the extent of any compensation paid or owed under this subtitle.

The State, in its own name and for its own benefit, may bring an action or join in an action if:

An action brought by the State under this section is not a bar to any other claim related to the injury.