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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE |
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LD 82 |
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LR 39(02) |
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An Act to Amend
the Workers' Compensation Laws by Extending Indefinitely the Presumption
Applying to Law Enforcement Officers, Corrections Officers, E-9-1-1
Dispatchers, Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services Persons Diagnosed
with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder |
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Fiscal Note for
Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " " |
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Committee: Labor |
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes |
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Fiscal Note |
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State Mandate - Exempted
Potential current biennium cost increase - All funds |
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State Mandates |
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Required Activity |
Unit Affected |
Local Cost |
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Making permanent
the requirement that shifts the burden of proof that a law enforcement
officer, firefighter, emergency medical services worker, corrections officer
or E-9-1-1 dispatcher diagnosed as having post-traumatic stress disorder by a
psychiatrist or psychologist developed that condition as a result of work
stress from the claimant to the employer and/or the employer's insurer may
continue to necessitate a more vigorous and costly legal defense by
municipalities and counties and potentially increase the number of cases
lost. |
Municipality
County |
Significant statewide |
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Pursuant to the
Mandate Preamble, the two-thirds vote of all members elected to each House
exempts the State from the constitutional requirement to fund 90% of the
additional costs. |
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Fiscal Detail
and Notes |
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This legislation
may also result in additional costs to the State as a direct reimbursement
employer and to the Department of Public Safety and the Department of
Corrections associated with increased payments of workers' compensation
benefits and legal and administrative expenses. The impact will depend on actual
experience. |
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