Section 9-105 - Certificate of compliance.
§ 9-105. Certificate of compliance.
(a) Issuance of license or permit.- Before a governmental unit may issue a license or permit to an employer to engage in an activity in which the employer might employ a covered employee, the employer shall submit to the governmental unit:
(1) a certificate of compliance with this title; or
(2) the number of a workers' compensation insurance policy or binder.
(b) Application forms.-
(1) The Commission shall provide blank application forms to each governmental unit that issues a license or permit under State law for applicants for the license or permit to use to get a certificate of compliance.
(2) The application form shall require information that will allow the Commission to determine whether the employer is in compliance with this title.
(c) Application procedure.- To get a certificate of compliance with this title, an employer shall submit to the Commission an application on the form that the Commission provides.
(d) Determination.- Within 10 days after the Commission receives an application form under this section, the Commission shall:
(1) determine whether the applicant is in compliance with this title; and
(2) mail to the applicant:
(i) a certificate of compliance; or
(ii) a notice of rejection, which shall include a statement of the reasons for the rejection.
(e) Reapplication or appeal.- An applicant who receives a notice of rejection may:
(1) reapply for a certificate of compliance; or
(2) appeal the rejection in accordance with §§ 10-222 and 10-223 of the State Government Article.
(f) Regulations.- The Commission shall adopt reasonable regulations to administer this section.
(g) Appropriations.- Money for the administration of this section shall be included in the annual State budget.
[An. Code 1957, art. 101, § 31A; 1991, ch. 8, § 2; ch. 21, § 4; 1995, ch. 3, § 1.]