An Act To Improve Collection of Information about Work-related Injuries and To Enhance Injury Prevention Efforts Amend the bill by striking out all of section and inserting in its place the following: Sec. 1. 39-A MRSA §303, as amended by PL 1999, c. 354, §5, is further amended to read: §303. Reports to board When any employee has reported to an employer under this Act any injury arising out of and in the course of the employee's employment that has caused the employee to lose a day's work, or when the employer has knowledge of any such injury, the employer shall report the injury to the board within 7 days after the employer receives notice or has knowledge of the ~nJury. The employer shall also report the average weekly wages or earnings of the employee, as defined in section 102, subsection 4, together with any other information required by the board, within days after the employer receives notice or has knowledge of a claim for compensation under section 212, 213 or 215, unless a wage statement has previously been filed with the board. A copy of the wage information must be mailed to the employee. The employer shall report when the injured employee resumes the employee's employment and the amount of the employee's wages or earnings at that time. The employer shall complete a first report of injury form for any injury that has required the services of a health care provider within 7 days after the Page 1-LR0444(6) SENATE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0398
Senate Amendment SA_A_S239 (Senate)
Amends: 39-A MRSA §303

SENATE AMENDMENT .. A" to S.P. 135, L.D. 398, Bill, "An Act 
To Improve Collection of Information about Work-related Injuries 
and To Enhance Injury Prevention Efforts" 
Amend 
the bill by 
striking out all of section 
and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. 1. 39-A MRSA §303, as amended by PL 1999, c. 354, §5, 
is further amended to read: 
§303. 
Reports to board 
When any employee has reported to an employer under this Act 
any injury arising out of and in the course of the employee's 
employment that has caused the employee to lose a day's work, or 
when the employer has knowledge of any such injury, the employer 
shall report the injury to the board within 7 days after the 
employer receives notice or has knowledge of the 
~nJury. The 
employer shall also report the average weekly wages or earnings 
of 
the 
employee, 
as 
defined in section 102, 
subsection 4, 
together with any other information required by the board, within 
days after the employer receives notice or has knowledge of a 
claim for compensation under section 212, 213 or 215, unless a 
wage statement has previously been filed with the board. 
A copy 
of the wage information must be mailed to the employee. 
The 
employer shall report when the injured employee 
resumes 
the 
employee's employment and the amount of the employee's wages or 
earnings at that time. 
The employer shall complete 
a first 
report of injury form for any injury that has required the 
services of 
a health care provider within 7 
days after the 
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s.e\s. 
SENA.TE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 135, L.D. 398 
employer receives notice or has knowledge of the injury. 
The 
employer shall provide a copy of the form to the injured employee 
and retain a copy for the employer's records but is not obligated 
to submit the form to the board unless the injury later causes 
the employee to lose a day's work. 
The employer is also reguired 
to submit the form to the board if the board has finally adopted 
a 
major 
substantive rule pursuant to Title 5. 
chapter 
375. 
subchapter 2-A. to reguire the form to be filed electronically. ' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 
(page 2, lines 27 and 28 in L.D.) 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
removes 
those 
provisions 
of 
the 
bill 
regarding 
reports 
of 
work-related 
injuries 
to 
the 
Workers' 
Compensation 
Board. 
Instead, 
this 
amendment 
clarifies 
that 
employers are required to file the report with the board only if 
the major substantive rule-making process has been completed. 
This amendment also removes the delayed effective date. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY, ~ 
~ 
(Senator EDMONDS) 
COUNTY: 
Cumberland 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 05128/03 ;;'b/ac 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD398 
An Act To Improve Collection of Information about Work-related 
Injuries and To Enhance Injury Prevention Efforts 
LR 0444(06) 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment 'A' ~ 3'1 
Sponsor: Sen. Edmonds 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
($72,356) 
($72,356) 
2004-05 
($195,364) 
($195,364) 
Projections 
2005-06 
($194,517) 
($194,517) 
Projections 
2006-07 
($198,904) 
($198,904) 
This amendment decreases the Other Special Revenue Funds cost of the bill by $72,356 in fiscal year 2003-04 and 
$195,364 in fiscal year 2004-05 due to removal of the requirement that the Workers' Compensation Board adopt rules 
to implement an electronic filing system. As amended, this bill clarifies that employers are required to file reports 
with the Workers' Compensation Board only if the major substantive rulemaking process has been completed. 
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