· 4/22/1981
Holy Cross Hospital of Silver Spring, Inc. v. Nichols
Citations
- 428 A.2d 447
- 290 Md. 149
- 1981 Md. LEXIS 208
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- holding that medical benefits are not “compensation” under former Article 101, § 40(c), 3 which authorizes the Workers’ Compensation Commission to modify a prior award of compensation
- tracing the time limitation’s history from its roots in the original Acts of 1914, Chapter 800, §§ 39, 42, 53
- Md.Code (1957, 1979 Repl.Vol., 1980 Cum.Supp.), Art. 101, § 40(c) used to reopen claim for additional medical benefits, but limitations period located therein was construed not to govern medical benefits
- claimant sought additional benefits even though the petition to reopen the claim was filed within five years from the date of last payment of medical benefits, and not within five years after the last payment of disability benefits
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Judges: Murphy, Smith, Digges, Eldridge, Cole, Davidson, Rodowsky
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