Court of Special Appeals of Maryland January 31, 2001, No. 1281 (City of Frederick v. Shankle)

SALMON, Judge.

Under Maryland Workers Compensation law, state and municipal police officers (and others) who have heart disease that results in partial or total disability are entitled to a presumption that they have a compensable occupational disease that was suffered in the line of duty. See Md.Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. (“LE”) § 9-503 (1999 Repl.Vol. & Supp.2000).