Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 4 - Children With Disabilities
Section 8-402 - Workers' Compensation for Child With a Disability

(a)    (1)    A child with a disability who has been placed by a local school system or private noncollegiate institution 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(g) 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 or private noncollegiate institution 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.

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