Section 9-702 - Period of leave; leave for continuing treatment; additional 6 month leave. - Maryland Statutes

§ 9-702. Period of leave; leave for continuing treatment; additional 6 month leave.
 

(a)  Period of leave.- 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)  Leave for continuing treatment.- 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)  Additional 6-month leave.- 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. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 64A, § 37; 1993, ch. 10, § 2; 1995, ch. 540; 1996, ch. 347, § 1.]