Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 9-685
Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 9-685
in effectIf a dependent of a covered employee dies, the right to any death benefit that is payable to the dependent and unpaid on the date of death of the dependent:
(1) shall survive and be vested in the surviving dependents of the covered employee, as determined by the Commission; and
(2) if there are no surviving dependents of the covered employee, shall not survive.
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