| 122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE | |||||||||
| LD 1329 | LR 0905(01) | ||||||||
| An Act To Require the Workers' Compensation Board To Use the 5th Edition "Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment" in Assessing Workers' Compensation Injuries Involving the Spinal Column | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note for Original Bill | |||||||||
| Sponsor: Sen. Nutting of Androscoggin | |||||||||
| Committee: Labor | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: No | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note | |||||||||
| Minor cost increase - All Funds | |||||||||
| Fiscal Detail and Notes | |||||||||
| Additional costs to the State, as an employer, associated with the 5th edition of the American Medical Association's "Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment" being used to assess impairment related to spinal column injuries can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. | |||||||||