Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland SB90: Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - Hypertension
Status: Passed one chamber, April 8, 2026
Establishing that certain firefighters, fire fighting instructors, rescue squad members, advanced life support unit members, and members of the Office of the State Fire Marshal suffering from hypertension are presumed to have an occupational disease that is compensable under workers' compensation law and are presumed to be disabled if certain requirements are met; providing that an individual who files a claim under the Act may not receive duplicative benefits for the same condition; etc.
What the bill says
An act concerning Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - Hypertension FOR the purpose of establishing that certain firefighters, fire fighting instructors, rescue squad members, advanced life support unit members, and members of the Office of the State Fire Marshal suffering from hypertension are presumed to have an occupational disease that is compensable under workers' compensation law and are presumed to be disabled if certain requirements are met; and generally relating to occupational disease presumptions under workers' compensation law…
From the engrossed text, March 17, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - Hypertension FOR the purpose of establishing that certain firefighters, fire fighting instructors, rescue squad members, advanced life support unit members, and members of the Office of the State Fire Marshal suffering from hypertension are presumed to have an occupational disease that is compensable under workers' compensation law and are presumed to be disabled if certain requirements are met; and generally relating to occupational disease presumptions under workers' compensation law. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Labor and Employment Section 9-502 Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Labor and Employment Section 9-503(a) Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. Underlining indicates amendments to bill. Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by amendment. *sb0090* SENATE BILL Article - Labor and Employment 9-502. (a) In this section, "disablement" means the event of a covered employee becoming partially or totally and (2) from performing the work of the covered employee in the last occupation in which the covered employee was …