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Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
39-A §101. Short title - §101. Short title This Part may be known and cited...
39-A §102. Definitions - §102. Definitions As used in this Part, unless the context...
39-A §103. Common-law defenses lost - §103. Common-law defenses lost In an action to recover damages...
39-A §104. Applicability to certain actions and employers; exemptions - §104. Applicability to certain actions and employers; exemptions An employer...
39-A §105. Predetermination of independent contractor and construction subcontractor status - §105. Predetermination of independent contractor and construction subcontractor status 1....
39-A §105-A. Construction contractors - §105-A. Construction contractors 1. Definitions. As used in this section,...
39-A §106. Invalidity of waiver of rights; claims not assignable - §106. Invalidity of waiver of rights; claims not assignable No...
39-A §107. Liability of 3rd persons; election of employee; subrogation - §107. Liability of 3rd persons; election of employee; subrogation When...
39-A §108. Preference of claims - §108. Preference of claims A claim for compensation under this...
39-A §109. Compilation of claims information - §109. Compilation of claims information A person or entity may...
39-A §110. Collective bargaining - §110. Collective bargaining 1. Permitted options. Subject to the limitation...
39-A §111. Alternative programs - §111. Alternative programs After consultation with the Superintendent of Insurance,...
39-A §112. Workers' compensation coverage for forest firefighters - §112. Workers' compensation coverage for forest firefighters Notwithstanding Title 12,...
39-A §113. Exemption for nonresident employees; reciprocity - §113. Exemption for nonresident employees; reciprocity 1. Exemption. An employee...
39-A §114. Independent contractor status for truckers and couriers (REPEALED) - §114. Independent contractor status for truckers and couriers (REPEALED) SECTION...
Chapter 3: WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD
39-A §151. Workers' Compensation Board - §151. Workers' Compensation Board 1. Board established. Pursuant to Title...
39-A §151-A. Mission statement - §151-A. Mission statement The board's mission is to serve the...
39-A §152. Authority of board; administration - §152. Authority of board; administration 1. General responsibility. The board...
39-A §153. Board actions - §153. Board actions (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) In...
39-A §153-A. Advocate program - §153-A. Advocate program 1. Advocate program established. The board shall...
39-A §154. Dedicated fund; assessment on workers' compensation insurers and self-insured employers - §154. Dedicated fund; assessment on workers' compensation insurers and self-insured...
Chapter 5: COMPENSATION AND SERVICES
39-A §201. Entitlement to compensation and services generally - §201. Entitlement to compensation and services generally (CONTAINS TEXT WITH...
39-A §202. Injury or death due to willful intention or intoxication - §202. Injury or death due to willful intention or intoxication...
39-A §203. Incarceration of employee - §203. Incarceration of employee 1. Compensation while incarcerated. Compensation for...
39-A §204. Waiting period; when compensation payable - §204. Waiting period; when compensation payable Compensation for incapacity to...
39-A §205. Benefit payment - §205. Benefit payment 1. Prompt and direct payment. Compensation under...
39-A §206. Duties and rights of parties as to medical and other services; cost - §206. Duties and rights of parties as to medical and...
39-A §207. Medical examinations of employees; acceptance of treatment or employment rehabilitation - §207. Medical examinations of employees; acceptance of treatment or employment...
39-A §208. Medical information - §208. Medical information 1. Certificate of authorization. Authorization from the...
39-A §209. Medical fees; reimbursement levels (REPEALED) - §209. Medical fees; reimbursement levels (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1991,...
39-A §209-A. Medical fee schedule - §209-A. Medical fee schedule 1. Definitions. As used in this...
39-A §210. Medical utilization review - §210. Medical utilization review 1. Rules. The board, in consultation...
39-A §211. Maximum benefit levels - §211. Maximum benefit levels Effective January 1, 1993, the maximum...
39-A §212. Compensation for total incapacity - §212. Compensation for total incapacity 1. Total incapacity; date of...
39-A §213. Compensation for partial incapacity - §213. Compensation for partial incapacity 1. Benefit and duration. While...
39-A §214. Determination of partial incapacity - §214. Determination of partial incapacity 1. Benefit determination. While the...
39-A §215. Death benefits - §215. Death benefits 1. Death of employee; date of injury...
39-A §216. Burial expenses; incidental compensation - §216. Burial expenses; incidental compensation If the employee dies as...
39-A §217. Employment rehabilitation - §217. Employment rehabilitation When as a result of injury the...
39-A §218. Worker reinstatement rights - §218. Worker reinstatement rights Upon petition of an injured employee,...
39-A §219. Light-duty work pools - §219. Light-duty work pools Employers may form light-duty work pools...
39-A §220. Reduction of benefits due to unemployment compensation - §220. Reduction of benefits due to unemployment compensation 1. Reduction...
39-A §221. Coordination of benefits - §221. Coordination of benefits 1. Application. This section applies when...
39-A §222. Provisional payment of certain disability benefits - §222. Provisional payment of certain disability benefits 1. No delay...
39-A §223. Presumption of earnings loss for retirees - §223. Presumption of earnings loss for retirees 1. Presumption. An...
39-A §224. Adjustment to partial incapacity benefit payments for injuries prior to November 20, 1987 - §224. Adjustment to partial incapacity benefit payments for injuries prior...
Chapter 7: PROCEDURES
Subchapter 1: BOARD PROCEEDINGS
39-A §301. Notice of injury within 90 days - §301. Notice of injury within 90 days For claims for...
39-A §302. Sufficiency of notice; knowledge of employer; extension of time for notice - §302. Sufficiency of notice; knowledge of employer; extension of time...
39-A §303. Reports to board - §303. Reports to board When any employee has reported to...
39-A §304. Board notice - §304. Board notice 1. Inform employee. Immediately upon receipt of...
39-A §305. Petition for award; protective decree - §305. Petition for award; protective decree In the event of...
39-A §306. Time for filing petitions - §306. Time for filing petitions 1. Statute of limitations. Except...
39-A §307. Procedure for filing petitions; no response required; mediation - §307. Procedure for filing petitions; no response required; mediation 1....
39-A §308. Employment - §308. Employment 1. Return to employment. Any person receiving compensation...
39-A §309. Subpoenas; evidence; discovery - §309. Subpoenas; evidence; discovery 1. Subpoenas. Any board member or...
39-A §310. Protection - §310. Protection Except for statements made in proceedings before the...
39-A §311. Inadmissible statements - §311. Inadmissible statements No statement of any kind made by...
39-A §312. Independent medical examiners - §312. Independent medical examiners 1. Examiner system. The board shall...
39-A §313. Procedure upon notice of controversy or other indication of controversy; mediation - §313. Procedure upon notice of controversy or other indication of...
39-A §314. Arbitration - §314. Arbitration Any case for which an application for a...
39-A §315. Time and place of formal hearing - §315. Time and place of formal hearing Upon filing of...
39-A §316. Guardians and other representatives for minors and incompetents - §316. Guardians and other representatives for minors and incompetents If...
39-A §317. Appearance by authorized officer, employee or advocate - §317. Appearance by authorized officer, employee or advocate The appearance...
39-A §318. Hearing and decision - §318. Hearing and decision The administrative law judge shall hear...
39-A §319. Petition for reopening - §319. Petition for reopening Upon the petition of either party,...
39-A §320. Review by full board - §320. Review by full board An administrative law judge may...
39-A §321. Reopening for mistake of fact or fraud - §321. Reopening for mistake of fact or fraud 1. Agreements....
39-A §321-A. Appellate Division - §321-A. Appellate Division 1. Establishment. There is established within the...
39-A §321-B. Appeal from administrative law judge decision - §321-B. Appeal from administrative law judge decision 1. Procedure. An...
39-A §322. Appeal from decision of appellate division or board - §322. Appeal from decision of appellate division or board 1....
39-A §323. Enforcement of board decision - §323. Enforcement of board decision Any decision of the board...
39-A §324. Compensation payments; penalty - §324. Compensation payments; penalty 1. Order or decision. The employer...
39-A §325. Costs; attorney's fees allowable - §325. Costs; attorney's fees allowable 1. Costs and attorney's fees....
39-A §326. Death of petitioner - §326. Death of petitioner No proceedings under this Act abate...
39-A §327. When employee killed or unable to testify - §327. When employee killed or unable to testify In any...
39-A §328. Cardiovascular injury or disease and pulmonary disease suffered by a firefighter or resulting in a firefighter's death - §328. Cardiovascular injury or disease and pulmonary disease suffered by...
39-A §328-A. Communicable disease contracted by emergency rescue or public safety worker - §328-A. Communicable disease contracted by emergency rescue or public safety...
39-A §328-B. Cancer suffered by a firefighter - §328-B. Cancer suffered by a firefighter Cancer suffered by a...
39-A §328-C. Heart disease or hypertension suffered by certain employees - §328-C. Heart disease or hypertension suffered by certain employees There...
39-A §329. Interpreter required - §329. Interpreter required An employee whose native language is not...
Subchapter 2: MISCELLANEOUS
39-A §351. Nonresidents - §351. Nonresidents If an employee receiving weekly payments under this...
39-A §352. Lump-sum settlements - §352. Lump-sum settlements 1. Agreement. An insurer, self-insurer or self-insured...
39-A §353. Discrimination - §353. Discrimination An employee may not be discriminated against by...
39-A §354. Multiple injuries; apportionment of liability - §354. Multiple injuries; apportionment of liability 1. Applicability. When 2...
39-A §355. Employment Rehabilitation Fund - §355. Employment Rehabilitation Fund If an employee who has completed...
39-A §355-A. Supplemental Benefits Fund - §355-A. Supplemental Benefits Fund 1. Creation of fund. The Supplemental...
39-A §355-B. Supplemental Benefits Oversight Committee - §355-B. Supplemental Benefits Oversight Committee The Supplemental Benefits Oversight Committee,...
39-A §355-C. Powers and duties of committee; reimbursement - §355-C. Powers and duties of committee; reimbursement The committee shall...
39-A §356. Funding of Supplemental Benefits Fund - §356. Funding of Supplemental Benefits Fund 1. Assessment. [PL 2001,...
39-A §357. Information from insurance companies - §357. Information from insurance companies 1. Completion of forms. Every...
39-A §358. Reports and data collection (REPEALED) - §358. Reports and data collection (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1991,...
39-A §358-A. Reports and data collection - §358-A. Reports and data collection 1. Workers' compensation system annual...
39-A §359. Audits; penalty; monitoring - §359. Audits; penalty; monitoring 1. Audits. The board shall audit...
39-A §360. Penalties - §360. Penalties 1. Reporting violations. The board may assess a...
39-A §361. Payment to the Workers' Compensation Board Administrative Fund; enforcement - §361. Payment to the Workers' Compensation Board Administrative Fund; enforcement...
Chapter 9: INSURANCE AND SELF-INSURANCE
39-A §401. Liability of employer - §401. Liability of employer 1. Private employers. Every private employer,...
39-A §402. Prepayment of premium - §402. Prepayment of premium An insurance company that issues workers'...
39-A §403. Insurance by assenting employer; requirements as to self-insurers - §403. Insurance by assenting employer; requirements as to self-insurers An...
39-A §404. Maine Self-Insurance Guarantee Association - §404. Maine Self-Insurance Guarantee Association 1. Created; purpose. There is...
39-A §405. Voluntary election - §405. Voluntary election Any private employer, any of whose employees...
39-A §406. Notices of assent to be posted - §406. Notices of assent to be posted A notice in...
39-A §407. Misclassification of employees - §407. Misclassification of employees An employer with a currently approved...
39-A §408. Waiver of right of action; minors - §408. Waiver of right of action; minors Except as provided...
39-A §409. Assessment for the expenses of administering the Self-insurer's Workers' Compensation Program - §409. Assessment for the expenses of administering the Self-insurer's Workers'...