| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 39-A MRSA §152, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. | | A, §8 and affected by §§9 to 11, is amended to read: |
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| | | 2. Rules. Subject to any applicable requirements of the | | Maine Administrative Procedure Act, the board shall adopt | | rules to accomplish the purposes of this Act. Those rules may | | define terms, prescribe forms and make suitable orders of | | procedure to ensure the speedy, efficient, just and | | inexpensive disposition of all proceedings under this Act. |
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| | | The board shall adopt rules establishing a policy and | | procedures to safeguard the confidentiality of the records of | | the former Workers' Compensation Commission and the Workers' | | Compensation Board pertaining to individual injured employees. | | The policy must make records available on a need-to-know basis | | only and must include legitimate research purposes while | | protecting individual confidentiality. |
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| | | The board shall adopt routine technical rules requiring the | | electronic filing of information required by this Act and | | rules adopted by the board. |
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| | | This bill requires the Workers' Compensation Board to adopt | | rules requiring the electronic filing of information. |
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