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§ 9-708. Failure to submit report of accidental personal injury -- Claim limitation period tolled

MD Lab & Emp Code § 9-708 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    This section does not apply to:

(1)    a partner whom a partnership elects to be a covered employee under § 9-219 of this title;

(2)    a sole proprietor who elects to be a covered employee under § 9-227 of this title; or

(3)    an officer of a corporation who:

(i)    is a covered employee under § 9-206(a) of this title; and

(ii)    is eligible but does not elect to be exempt from coverage under § 9-206(b) of this title.

(b)    In the case of an accidental personal injury, the claim limitation period in § 9-709(b)(3) of this subtitle does not begin to run until the employer files a report with the Commission in accordance with § 9-707 of this subtitle if:

(1)    the employer has been notified in accordance with § 9-704 of this subtitle; or

(2)    the employer or a designated representative of the employer at the place where the accidental personal injury occurred knows about the disability or death of the covered employee.

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