§ 9-657
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§9–657.
(a)When entering into a contract of employment, an individual who has suffered the loss or loss of use of a hand, arm, foot, leg, or eye may waive any right to compensation to which the covered employee would be entitled because of the existing permanent partial disability in the event of a subsequent accidental personal injury or occupational disease.
(b)For a waiver under subsection
(a)of this section to be effective, the waiver shall:
(1)be made in writing, as part of the contract of employment or as a separate instrument;
(2)plainly describe the existing permanent partial disability; and
(3)be executed by the employee:
(i)with knowledge of its contents; and
(ii)before the occurrence of an accidental personal injury or occupational disease on which a claim is based.
(c)If a covered employee who has executed a waiver in accordance with this section suffers an additional accidental personal injury or occupational disease, the covered employee is entitled to compensation for a disability resulting solely from the additional injury or occupational disease.