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CHAPTER 471

 
S.P. 135 - L.D. 398

 
An Act To Improve Collection of Information about

 
Work-related Injuries and To Enhance Injury Prevention

 
Efforts

 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 39-A MRSA §303, as amended by PL 1999, c. 354, §5, is
further amended to read:

 
§303. Reports to board

 
When any employee has reported to an employer under this Act
any injury arising out of and in the course of the employee's
employment that has caused the employee to lose a day's work, or
when the employer has knowledge of any such injury, the employer
shall report the injury to the board within 7 days after the
employer receives notice or has knowledge of the injury. The
employer shall also report the average weekly wages or earnings
of the employee, as defined in section 102, subsection 4,
together with any other information required by the board, within
30 days after the employer receives notice or has knowledge of a
claim for compensation under section 212, 213 or 215, unless a
wage statement has previously been filed with the board. A copy
of the wage information must be mailed to the employee. The
employer shall report when the injured employee resumes the
employee's employment and the amount of the employee's wages or
earnings at that time. The employer shall complete a first
report of injury form for any injury that has required the
services of a health care provider within 7 days after the
employer receives notice or has knowledge of the injury. The


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