§ 9-704
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§9–704.
(a)This section does not apply to a compensable hernia.
(b)If a covered employee is injured or dies due to an accidental personal injury, oral or written notice shall be given to the employer:
(1)for injury, within 10 days after the accidental personal injury; or
(2)for death, within 30 days after the death.
(c)If the notice given under subsection
(b)of this section is in writing, the notice shall:
(1)state the name and address of the covered employee;
(2)state, in plain language, the time, place, nature, and cause of the accidental personal injury; and
(3)be signed:
(i)for injury, by the covered employee or by an individual on behalf of the covered employee; or
(ii)for death, by at least 1 dependent of the covered employee or by an individual on behalf of the dependents of the covered employee.
(d)Unless excused by the Commission under § 9-706 of this subtitle, failure to give notice bars a claim under this title.