‘Sec. 1. 24-A MRSA §1402, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 2009, c. 511, Pt. C, §1, is further amended to read:
B. Property and casualty insurance adjusters who are employees of insurers or workers' compensation insurance adjusters who are employees of insurers;
Sec. 2. 24-A MRSA §1402, sub-§11-A, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 511, Pt. C, §3, is amended to read:
11-A. Property and casualty insurance adjuster. "Property and casualty insurance adjuster" means a person who adjusts property and casualty claims of any kind except for multiple peril crop insurance claims and workers' compensation claims.
Sec. 3. 24-A MRSA §1402, sub-§11-B is enacted to read:
11-B. Workers' compensation insurance adjuster. "Workers' compensation insurance adjuster" means a person who adjusts workers' compensation claims governed by Title 39 or 39-A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a person who on January 1, 2018 is licensed as a property and casualty insurance adjuster is automatically granted workers' compensation authority on that date.
Sec. 4. 24-A MRSA §1415, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2009, c. 511, Pt. C, §5, is further amended to read:
3. Adjuster authorities. A resident or nonresident adjuster may receive the following authorities under the license:
A. Property and casualty insurance adjuster; and
B. Multiple peril crop insurance adjuster . ; and
C. Workers' compensation insurance adjuster.
Sec. 5. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2018.’