Maryland HB346 provides retroactive compensation to employees receiving vocational rehabilitation services after reaching maximum medical improvement.

Maryland HB346 amends workers' compensation law to ensure that employers or insurers provide retroactive compensation to covered employees who reached maximum medical improvement but did not receive compensation as if they were temporarily totally disabled. The bill mandates that employers or insurers pay compensation to employees receiving vocational rehabilitation services as if they were temporarily totally disabled. It also requires employers or insurers to pay for vocational assessment and rehabilitation services, including vocational evaluation, counseling, and job placement.

Maryland HB346 provides retroactive compensation to employees receiving vocational rehabilitation services after reaching maximum medical improvement.

Maryland HB346 amends workers' compensation law to ensure that employers or insurers provide retroactive compensation to covered employees who reached maximum medical improvement but did not receive compensation as if they were temporarily totally disabled. The bill mandates that employers or insurers pay compensation to employees receiving vocational rehabilitation services as if they were temporarily totally disabled. It also requires employers or insurers to pay for vocational assessment and rehabilitation services, including vocational evaluation, counseling, and job placement.