Maryland Education Section 8-402

      (a)      (1)      A child with a disability who has been placed with an employer in an unpaid work assignment as part of an individualized education program is a covered employee, as defined in Title 9 of the Labor and Employment Article, of the employer for the purposes of workers' compensation.

            (2)      A resident in a facility as defined under § 10-101(e) of the Health - General Article is not a covered employee, as defined in Title 9 of the Labor and Employment Article, of the employer for the purposes of workers' compensation.

      (b)      Compensation for injury or death to a child with a disability under this section shall be based on the federal minimum wage in effect at the time of the child's injury.

      (c)      A local school system that places a child with a disability with an employer in an unpaid work assignment pursuant to the child's individualized education program may secure workers' compensation coverage for that child.