# State Personnel and Pensions (GSP)

## Title 9. Leave Time and Holidays

### Subtitle 7. Work-Related Accident Leave

#### Section 9-702

(a) An employee may use work-related accident leave:

  (1) beginning on the first day of disability; and

  (2) continuing until the earlier of:

    (i) the day that the employee is able to return to work, as certified by a physician; or

    (ii) 6 months from the day of disability.

(b) 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.

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

  (1) the employee is certified by a physician selected or accepted by the appointing authority; and

  (2) no decision has been reached by the Workers' Compensation Commission on the employee's claim.

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