Maine Revised Statutes Title 39-A Sec. 112 – Workers’ compensation coverage for forest firefighters
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Notwithstanding Title 12, section 8901, subsection 2 and Title 12, sections 8902, 8905, 9201, 9202, 9204 and 9205, workers’ compensation coverage is provided to forest fire wardens and laborers hired by municipalities for forest fire-fighting activities as follows. [PL 1993, c. 439, §1 (NEW).]
1. Municipal responsibility. The municipality is responsible for workers’ compensation costs for injuries that occur while the municipality is in actual control of forest fire-fighting activities.
[PL 1993, c. 439, §1 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 39-A Sec. 112
- Municipality: includes cities, towns and plantations, except that "municipality" does not include plantations in Title 10, chapter 110, subchapter IV; or Title 30?A, Part 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. State responsibility. The State is responsible for workers’ compensation costs for injuries that occur while the State is in actual control of forest fire-fighting activities.
[PL 1993, c. 439, §1 (NEW).]
For purposes of this section, “actual control” means on-site supervisory responsibility for the entire command structure directing forest fire-fighting activities at the fire scene. A municipality is assumed to be in actual control until the State accepts or takes actual control. [PL 1993, c. 439, §1 (NEW).]
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PL 1993, c. 439, §1 (NEW).