An Act To Improve Insurance Coverage for First Responders Answering a Call to Duty
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0067
Committee Amendment CA_A_H43 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" 
"to H.P. 54, L.D. 67, Bill, "An Act To Improve 
Insurance Coverage for First Responders Answering a Call to Duty" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, To Study Shortcomings in Workers' Compensation Insurance for 
Emergency First Responders' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Workers' Compensation Board to study shortcomings in workers' 
compensation insurance coverage for emergency first responders. Resolved: 
That the Workers' Compensation Board shall conduct a study to examine shortcomings in 
workers' compensation insurance coverage for emergency first responders and develop a 
proposed solution or solutions to ensure that emergency first responders receive workers' 
compensation insurance coverage that provides coverage from the time an emergency call 
is received until the time that the emergency first responders' duties have ended, 
otherwise known as tone-to-tone coverage. The study must include, but is not limited to, 
examining the following options: using an existing state insurance program to cover 
emergency first responders; establishing a state-run insurance program to provide more 
comprehensive insurance coverage for emergency first responders; and requiring an 
automatic administrative law judge review of any denied workers' compensation claims 
involving emergency first responders; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That the Workers' Compensation Board shall report 
its findings and recommendations to the Joint Standing Committee on Labor, Commerce, 
Research and Economic Development by December 15, 2017. The committee may report 
out a bill in response to this report in the Second Regular Session of the 128th 
Legislature; and be it further 
Sec. 3. 
Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: 
That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
"to H.P. 54, L.D. 67 
Administration - Workers' Compensation Board 0183 
Initiative: Allocates one-time funds for contracted services to study the shortcomings in 
workers' compensation insurance coverage for emergency first responders. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2017-18 
$15,000 
$15,000 
2018-19 
$0 
$0 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the Joint Standing Committee on 
Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development, replaces the bill with a resolve 
directing the Workers' Compensation Board to study shortcomings in workers' 
compensation insurance coverage for emergency first responders and to report its 
findings and proposed solutions to the joint standing committee by December 15, 2017. 
The joint standing committee has authority to report out a bill in response to this report in 
the Second Regular Session of the 128th Legislature. The amendment also adds an 
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appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/28/17 feac 
LD67 
LR 203(02) 
An Act To Improve Insurance Coverage for First Responders Answering a Call to Duty 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,J{ fJ-l/ J) 
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2017-18 
FY 2018-19 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
Projections 
FY 2020-21 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$15,000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This bill includes a one-time Other Special Revenue Funds allocation of $15, 000 in fiscal year 201 7-18 to the 
Administration - Workers' Compensation Board program within the Workers' Compensation Board for contracted 
services to study shortcomings in workers' compensation insurance coverage for emergency first responders and to 
prepare findings and recommendations to be reported to the joint standing committee on Labor, Commerce, Research 
and Economic Development by December 15, 2017. 
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