An Act to Require the Workers' Compensation Board to Adopt Rules to Require Electronic Filing LR0282(03)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0339
Committee Amendment CA_B_H192 (House)
Committee: Labor
Amends: 39-A MRSA §152

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "B" to H.P. 268, L.D. 339, Bill, "An 
Act To Require the Workers' Compensation Board To Adopt Rules To 
Require Electronic Filing" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting 
clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Sec. I. 39-A MRSA §152, sub-§2-A is enacted to read: 
2-A. 
Electronic filing rulemaking. 
The board shall adopt 
rules requiring the electronic filing of information required by 
this Act and by board rule. 
Rules adopted pursuant to this 
subsection are major substantive rules, as defined in Title 5, 
chapter 375, subchapter 2-A, and must be adopted in the manner 
set forth in this subsection. 
A. 
The rules must be developed through the consensus-based 
rule 
development process set forth in Title 5, 
section 
8051-B and must include as participants representatives of 
employers, insurers and 3rd-party administrators. 
B. 
The rules must include written standards and procedures 
for 
implementation of 
the 
standards, 
which 
may 
include 
definition 
of 
the 
applicable 
programming 
interface 
for 
in-state 
and 
out-of-state 
entities 
required 
to 
submit 
reports. 
The rules must relate specific forms required to 
be filed with data points in the standards. 
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.. to H.P. 268, L.D. 339 
C. 
Before provisionally adopting the rules, the board must 
demonstrate 
by 
successful 
testing 
that 
applicable 
application programming interfaces and standards function to 
the satisfaction of the parties described in paragraph A. 
Sec. 2. Costs of adopting rule and implementing electronic filing. 
The Workers' Compensation Board shall implement this Act within 
existing resources.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill and is the minority report 
of the Joint Standing Committee on Labor. 
It provides that all 
rules to require electronic filing of information are major 
substantive rules and must be brought to the Legislature for 
review before being finally 
adopted. 
It also 
requires 
the 
Workers' 
Compensation 
Board to 
use 
the 
consensus-based rule 
development 
process 
described 
in 
the 
Maine 
Administrative 
Procedure 
Act 
to 
develop 
the 
rules 
and 
specifies 
certain 
additional requirements. 
It also provides that the Workers' 
Compensation Board shall implement the provision within existing 
resources. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04/23/03 ~ae 
12lst Maine Legislature 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD339 
An Act to Require the Workers' Compensation Board to Adopt Rules to 
Require Electronic Filing 
LR0282(03) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Labor 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Minority Report 
Fiscal Note 
Undetermined current biennium cost increase - Other Special Funds 
Requiring the Workers' Compensation Board to implement an electronic filing system utilizing existing budgeted 
resources will affect existing programs and services. The extent and nature of the impact can not be determined at this 
time. 
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