If a dependent of a covered employee dies, the right to any death benefit that is payable to the dependent and unpaid on the date of death of the dependent:
(1) shall survive and be vested in the surviving dependents of the covered employee, as determined by the Commission; and
(2) if there are no surviving dependents of the covered employee, shall not survive.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 9 - Workers' Compensation
Section 9-678 - Application of Part
Section 9-679 - Determination of Dependency
Section 9-680 - Compensation Prohibited
Section 9-681 - Wholly Dependent Individuals
Section 9-682 - Partly Dependent Individuals
Section 9-683 - Apportionment and Payment of Death Benefits
Section 9-683.1 - Determination of Dependency
Section 9-683.2 - Compensation Prohibited
Section 9-683.3 - Dependent Individuals
Section 9-683.4 - Continuing Jurisdiction
Section 9-683.5 - Apportionment and Payment of Death Benefits
Section 9-683.6 - Election by Municipal Corporation or County
Section 9-684 - Liability When No Dependents