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but a smaller number may adjourn until a quorum is present.__ | | Emergency meetings may be called by the executive director when it | | is necessary to take action before a regular meeting can be | | scheduled.__The executive director shall make all reasonable | | efforts to notify all members as promptly as possible of the time | | and place of any emergency meeting and the specific purpose or | | purposes for which the meeting is called.__For an emergency | | meeting, the 4 members constituting a quorum must include at least | | one board member representing management and at least one board | | member representing labor. |
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| | | Sec. 10. 39-A MRSA §152, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, | | §8 and affected by §§9 to 11, is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 11. 39-A MRSA §153-A, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 486, §4, | | is amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Advocates. The executive director shall hire advocates | under the authority of section 1523 | | to the Civil Service Law, who must be qualified by experience and | | training. |
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| | | A. The minimum qualifications for employment as an advocate | | must include at least the following: |
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| | | (1) A 6-year combination of appropriate experience, | | education and training in advocacy or dispute | | resolution; |
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| | | (2) Knowledge of administrative, adjudicatory or | | workers' compensation laws, rules and procedures; |
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| | | (3) Knowledge of legal documents, court procedures and | | rules of evidence; and |
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| | | (4) Knowledge of medical and legal terminology and | | practices with respect to workers' compensation. |
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| | | B. The board shall ensure that advocates receive appropriate | | and ongoing education and training. |
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| | | C. An advocate may not represent before the board any | | insurer, self-insurer or 3rd-party administrator for a | | period of 2 years after terminating employment with the | | board. |
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| | | Sec. 12. 39-A MRSA §222, sub-§3, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. | | A, §8 and affected by §§9 to 11, is amended to read: |
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