(a)      An inmate who is employed in the community as a participant in the work-release program established under § 3-801 of this subtitle is not an agent, employee, or involuntary servant of the Division while released from confinement under the terms of a work-release plan.

      (b)      Title 10, Subtitle 3 of this article does not apply when an inmate released under a work-release plan sustains an injury while engaged in gainful private employment.