Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 9-704
This is the official text of Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 9-704, part of Maryland’s Code, State Personnel and Pensions — governs state employees and public pensions.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§9–704.
Official statutory text
(a) Payment to an employee for work-related accident leave taken under this subtitle shall be based on two-thirds of the employee's regular pay.
(b) Payment for work-related accident leave taken under this subtitle constitutes a separate benefit on account of accidental disability and is not a continuation of salary.
(c) Notwithstanding the reduced rate that an employee is paid while using work-related accident leave, the employee:
(1) continues seniority and leave accruals based on the employee's regular pay; and
(2) does not lose health care benefits with the subsidy allowed in Title 2, Subtitle 6 of this article solely because of use of the work-related accident leave.
(d) An employee may not receive temporary total disability benefits under the Maryland Workers' Compensation Act while the employee is receiving payment under this subtitle.
(b) Payment for work-related accident leave taken under this subtitle constitutes a separate benefit on account of accidental disability and is not a continuation of salary.
(c) Notwithstanding the reduced rate that an employee is paid while using work-related accident leave, the employee:
(1) continues seniority and leave accruals based on the employee's regular pay; and
(2) does not lose health care benefits with the subsidy allowed in Title 2, Subtitle 6 of this article solely because of use of the work-related accident leave.
(d) An employee may not receive temporary total disability benefits under the Maryland Workers' Compensation Act while the employee is receiving payment under this subtitle.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Maryland?
Find a Maryland lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.