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| | Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §18005, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. E, | §12 and affected by §47, is further amended to read: |
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| | 2. Workers' compensation or similar law. The amount payable | under this article must be reduced by any amount received by the | surviving spouse and dependent child or dependent children under | former Title 39, the Workers' Compensation Act or Title 39-A, | Part 1, the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992, or a similar | law. For purposes of this article, a death benefit paid to a | firefighter or emergency medical services person under Title 25, | chapter 195-B is not considered a benefit paid under a "similar | law" and may not be used to reduce the amount payable under this | article. |
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| A. Lump-sum settlements of benefits that would reduce the | accidental death benefits under this subsection must be | prorated on a monthly basis in an equitable manner | prescribed by the board. |
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| B. The prorated lump-sum settlement amounts must reduce the | accidental death benefits payable monthly under this | article. |
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| | Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §18605, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. E, | §16 and affected by §47, is further amended to read: |
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| | 2. Workers' compensation or similar law. The amount payable | under this article must be reduced by any amount received by the | surviving spouse and dependent child or dependent children under | former Title 39, the Workers' Compensation Act or Title 39-A, | Part 1, the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992, or a similar | law. For purposes of this article, a death benefit paid to a | firefighter or emergency medical services person under Title 25, | chapter 195-B is not considered a benefit paid under a "similar | law" and may not be used to reduce the amount payable under this | article. |
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| A. Lump-sum settlements of benefits that would reduce the | accidental death benefits under this subsection must be | prorated on a monthly basis in an equitable manner | prescribed by the board. |
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| B. The prorated lump-sum settlement amounts must reduce the | accidental death benefits payable monthly under this | article. |
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| | Sec. 5. 25 MRSA c. 195-B is enacted to read: |
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