{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-9-685","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 9–685","heading":"","body":"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:\n(1) shall survive and be vested in the surviving dependents of the covered employee, as determined by the Commission; and\n(2) if there are no surviving dependents of the covered employee, shall not survive.","path":["Article - Labor and Employment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gle\u0026section=9-685","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:38Z","sha256":"aff5ef9ed5225549741972e6857807f8da39d9db9bd9d42581d1c6bf0886addf","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-9-684","next":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-9-686"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}