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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
First Regular Session of the 121st

CHAPTER 52
H.P. 17 - L.D. 10

An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Extension of Benefits for Partial Incapacity Under the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992

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

     Sec. 1. 39-A MRSA §213, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 712, §1 and affected by §6, is further amended to read:

     1. Benefit and duration. While the incapacity for work is partial, the employer shall pay the injured employee a weekly compensation equal to 80% of the difference between the injured employee's after-tax average weekly wage before the personal injury and the after-tax average weekly wage that the injured employee is able to earn after the injury, but not more than the maximum benefit under section 211. Compensation must be paid for the duration of the disability if the employee's permanent impairment, determined according to subsection 1-A and the impairment guidelines adopted by the board pursuant to section 153, subsection 8 resulting from the personal injury is in excess of 15% to the body. In all other cases an employee is not eligible to receive compensation under this section after the employee has received 260 weeks of compensation under section 212, subsection 1, this section or both. The board may in the exercise of its discretion extend the duration of benefit entitlement beyond 260 weeks in cases involving extreme financial hardship due to inability to return to gainful employment. This authority may not be delegated by the board, on a case-by-case basis, to a hearing officer and such decisions or a panel of 3 hearing officers. Decisions made under this subsection must be made expeditiously. A decision under this subsection made by a hearing officer or a panel of 3 hearing officers may not be appealed to the board under section 320, but may be appealed pursuant to section 322.

Effective September 13, 2003, unless otherwise indicated.

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