39-A §358-A. Reports and data collection
§358-A. Reports and data collection 1. Workers’ compensation system annual report. The board, in consultation with the Superintendent of Insurance and the Director of the Bureau of Labor Standards within the Department of Labor, shall submit an annual report to the Governor and the joint standing committees of the Legislature having jurisdiction over labor and […]
39-A §359. Audits; penalty; monitoring
§359. Audits; penalty; monitoring 1. Audits. The board shall audit claims, including insurer, self-insurer, Maine Insurance Guaranty Association and 3rd-party administrator claim files, on an ongoing basis to determine whether insurers, self-insured employers, the Maine Insurance Guaranty Association and 3rd-party administrators have met their obligations under this Act and to identify the disputes that arose, […]
39-A §360. Penalties
§360. Penalties 1. Reporting violations. The board may assess a civil penalty not to exceed $100 for each violation on any person: A. Who fails to file or complete any report or form required by this Act or rules adopted under this Act; or [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL […]
39-A §361. Payment to the Workers’ Compensation Board Administrative Fund; enforcement
§361. Payment to the Workers’ Compensation Board Administrative Fund; enforcement 1. Payment. All penalties assessed under this Act are payable to the Workers’ Compensation Board Administrative Fund, unless otherwise provided by law. Upon certification by the board that certain amounts in the Workers’ Compensation Board Administrative Fund attributable to penalties assessed pursuant to this Act […]
39-A §401. Liability of employer
§401. Liability of employer 1. Private employers. Every private employer, including an independent contractor who hires and pays employees, is subject to this Act and shall secure the payment of compensation with respect to all employees by purchasing a workers’ compensation policy or self-insuring as set forth in section 403. Unless employed by a private […]
39-A §402. Prepayment of premium
§402. Prepayment of premium An insurance company that issues workers’ compensation insurance policies may not require prepayment of premium more than 1/4 year in advance. [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 885, §A8 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 […]
39-A §403. Insurance by assenting employer; requirements as to self-insurers
§403. Insurance by assenting employer; requirements as to self-insurers An employer subject to this Act shall secure compensation and other benefits to the employer’s employees in one or more of the ways described in this section. The failure of any employer subject to this Act to procure insurance coverage for the payment of compensation and […]
39-A §404. Maine Self-Insurance Guarantee Association
§404. Maine Self-Insurance Guarantee Association 1. Created; purpose. There is created the Maine Self-Insurance Guarantee Association, a nonprofit unincorporated legal entity referred to in this section as the “association,” to provide mechanisms for the payment of covered claims under self-insurance coverage, to avoid excessive delay in payment, to avoid financial loss to claimants because of […]
39-A §405. Voluntary election
§405. Voluntary election Any private employer, any of whose employees are exempt from this Act, may become subject to this Act with respect to the employer’s employees and the act of the employer in securing the payment of compensation to such employee or class of employees in conformity with sections 401 to 407 constitutes the […]
39-A §355. Employment Rehabilitation Fund
§355. Employment Rehabilitation Fund If an employee who has completed a rehabilitation program under section 217, whether implementation is approved or ordered by the board, subsequently sustains a personal injury arising out of and in the course of employment and that injury, in combination with the prior injury, results in a reduction in earning capacity […]