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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 14.09.01.01" title_num="14" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="01" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Affidavit” means a written statement the contents of which are affirmed under the penalties of perjury to be true.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Automatic award” means the order finding the claim compensable when:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The employer or insurer files no response to an employee’s claim form by the consideration date in accordance with Labor and Employment Article, §9-713, Annotated Code of Maryland;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The employer or insurer files a response that the claim does not involve lost time; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The employer or insurer files a response that the employer or insurer does not contest the claim.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Certified mail” means mail deposited with the United States Postal Service, postage prepaid and return receipt requested.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Claimant” means a person filing a workers' compensation claim and includes:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A covered employee;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A dependent of a deceased covered employee; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>An individual authorized to act on behalf of a dependent of a deceased covered employee.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Commission” means either the Workers' Compensation Commission or its designee.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“CompHub” means the Commission’s online system designed to facilitate the filing and adjudication of workers’ compensation claims, and to provide other services related to workers’ compensation benefits.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Consideration date” means the day by which the employer or its insurer must begin paying temporary total disability benefits, or file with the Commission any issue to contest the claim in accordance with Labor and Employment Article, §9-713, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Contact information” means the name of a person submitting a document or of a person on whose behalf a document is being submitted, telephone numbers, personal or business addresses, email addresses, employer identification and address, or similar facts that make it possible for another to contact a person who is named in a document.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Disputed workers' compensation claim” means a:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Newly filed claim from the date it is filed until the employer or insurer commences paying the claim or until the consideration date has expired;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>New claim in which issues have been filed;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Pending claim in which one or more issues have been filed; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Claim that is pending on appeal.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>File.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“File” means to submit to the Commission a written claim, motion, request, or other document for action by the Commission.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“File” does not include a submission rejected by the Commission.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>“Final award” means the award of compensation determined by the Commission after exhaustion of all applicable appeals, regardless of whether the award is increased or decreased as a result of any appeal.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>“Formal set-aside allocation” means a document reflecting a comprehensive analysis and projection of future injury-related medical needs and associated costs.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>“Healthcare provider delegate” means administrative or support staff designated by a health care provider to have access to basic claim information for the purpose of obtaining settlement, claim and hearing status information.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>“Individual” means a human being.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>“Insurer” means:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A stock corporation or mutual association that is authorized under the Insurance Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, to provide workers' compensation insurance in the State;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company authorized under Insurance Article, Title 24, Subtitle 3, Annotated Code of Maryland;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A governmental self-insurance group that meets the requirements of Labor and Employment Article, §9-404, Annotated Code of Maryland;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>A self-insurance group of private employers that meets the requirements of Insurance Article, §§25-301—25-308, Annotated Code of Maryland; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>An individual employer that self-insures in accordance with Labor and Employment Article, §9-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(16)">
      <text>“Insurer delegate” means administrative or support staff, designated by an insurer, to have access to all claim documents in all claims in which the insurer is a party for the purpose of filing documents and managing claims.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(17)">
      <text>“Non-compromise case” means a case in which the employer/insurer has not contested liability or in which the Commission has found liability and in which the settlement compensates the claimant for anticipated future medical expenses.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(18)">
      <text>“Paper” means a document filed with the Commission, whether in physical paper form or electronic form or format.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(19)">
      <text>“Person” means:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An individual;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A general or limited partnership;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A joint stock company;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>An unincorporated association or society;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>A municipal or other corporation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>An incorporated association;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>A limited liability partnership;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>A limited liability company;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>The State, its agencies or political subdivisions; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(j)">
        <text>A governmental entity.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(20)">
      <text>“Proxy” means administrative or support staff, designated by an attorney, to have access to all claim documents in all claims in which the attorney has entered the attorney's appearance for the purpose of filing documents and managing claims.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(21)">
      <text>“Role” means the functionality and type of account for which a user is authorized in CompHub and includes the following and their delegates and proxies:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Attorney;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Claimant;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Employer;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Insurer;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Healthcare provider or practitioner; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Vocational rehabilitation provider or practitioner.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(22)">
      <text>“Signature” includes electronic signature pursuant to Commercial Law Article, §21-101(i), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(23)">
      <text>“State average weekly wage” means the State average weekly wage in effect on the date of the accident or date of disablement.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(24)">
      <text>“Subpoena” means a written order directed to a person and requiring attendance at a particular time and place to take the action specified.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(25)">
      <text>“Subscriber” means an authorized user in CompHub having the access applicable to the role for which the user is authorized.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(26)">
      <text>“Subsequent Injury Fund” or “SIF” means the statutorily created entity, funded by assessments on workers' compensation awards and settlements, that may be a party to a claim and which pays benefits attributable to a compensable injury to previously injured body parts.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(27)">
      <text>“Undisputed workers' compensation claim” means a claim in which all issues have been:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Withdrawn;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Resolved by a decision of the commission that is not appealed; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Resolved on appeal.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(28)">
      <text>“Uninsured Employers' Fund” or “UEF” means the statutorily created entity, funded by assessments on workers' compensation awards and settlements, that may be a party to a claim and which pays workers compensation awards made against an uninsured employer.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>