Carroll County correctional deputies can receive workers' compensation for heart disease or hypertension if it worsens after employment.

Maryland SB449 amends workers' compensation law to presume heart disease or hypertension in Carroll County correctional deputies is work-related if it worsens after employment. This presumption applies if the condition results in partial or total disability or death. The bill also adjusts compensation rates for public safety employees, including correctional deputies, and defines "public safety employee" to include certain correctional officers. The changes apply only to claims arising after the bill's effective date of October 1, 2026.

Carroll County correctional deputies can receive workers' compensation for heart disease or hypertension if it worsens after employment.

Maryland SB449 amends workers' compensation law to presume heart disease or hypertension in Carroll County correctional deputies is work-related if it worsens after employment. This presumption applies if the condition results in partial or total disability or death. The bill also adjusts compensation rates for public safety employees, including correctional deputies, and defines "public safety employee" to include certain correctional officers. The changes apply only to claims arising after the bill's effective date of October 1, 2026.