Section 11-813 - Emergency award pending final decision(a) The Board may make an emergency award to the claimant before making a final decision in the case, if the Board determines, before taking action on the claim, that: (1) an award likely will be made on the claim; and(2) the claimant will suffer undue hardship unless immediate payment is made.(b)(1) The amount of an emergency award under this section: (i) may not exceed $5,000; and(ii) shall be deducted from any final award made to the claimant.(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, a claimant shall repay the Board: (i) the excess of the amount of the emergency award over any final award; or(ii) if a final award is not made, all of the emergency award.(3) On written request by a claimant, for a compelling reason the Board may waive the requirement that a claimant repay an emergency award under paragraph (2) of this subsection.Amended by 2019 Md. Laws, Ch. 378,Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/2020.