{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-9-504","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 9–504","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided, an employer shall provide compensation in accordance with this title to a covered employee for a hernia caused by an accidental personal injury or by a strain arising out of and in the course of employment if:\n(1) the covered employee provides definite proof that satisfies the Commission that:\n(i) the hernia did not exist before the accidental personal injury or strain occurred; or\n(ii) as a result of the accidental personal injury or strain, a preexisting hernia has become so aggravated, incarcerated, or strangulated that an immediate operation is needed; and\n(2) notwithstanding any other provision of this title about notice, the accidental personal injury or strain was reported to the employer within 45 days after its occurrence.\n(b) If a covered employee fails to file a claim for compensation for a hernia caused by an accidental personal injury within the time period required under § 9–709(a) of this title, the covered employee may file the claim within 2 years after the date the accidental personal injury occurred unless the employer or its insurer has been prejudiced by the failure.\n(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a hernia caused as a result of repetitive trauma may be:\n(1) considered an occupational disease; and\n(2) compensable subject to § 9–502 of this subtitle.","path":["Article - Labor and Employment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gle\u0026section=9-504","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:38Z","sha256":"a2d7e379967ad7c30596516ffac3af00a95c2445473988852c9740375d449e78","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-9-503","next":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-9-505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}