2023 Maryland Statutes
Labor and Employment
Title 9 - Workers' Compensation
Subtitle 7 - Claims Procedure, Hearings, and Appeals
Section 9-708 - Failure to Submit Report of Accidental Personal Injury -- Claim Limitation Period Tolled

    (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.