CHAPTER 435
H.P. 644 - L.D. 844
An Act to Classify Employer-provided Medical Treatment as a Payment 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 §306, sub-§2, ¶A is enacted to read:
A. The provision of medical care for an injury or illness by or under the supervision of a health care provider employed by, or under contract with, the employer is a payment of benefits with respect to that injury or illness if:
(1) Care was provided for that injury or illness on 6 or more occasions in the 12-month period after the initial treatment; and
(2) The employer or the health care provider knew or should have known that the injury or illness was work-related.
For the purposes of this paragraph, "health care provider" has the same meaning as provided in rules of the board.
Sec. 2. Application. This Act applies to all injuries and illnesses, regardless of when they occurred.
Effective September 21, 2001, unless otherwise indicated.
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