126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 443		LR 1475(04)
	An Act To Amend the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992 To Provide Benefits to Seriously Injured Workers
	Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment " " to Committee Amendment "A"
	Sponsor: Sen. Patrick of Oxford
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
No change from Committee Amendment
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The fiscal note prepared for the committee amendment was based on language that created a rebuttable presumption that an injured worker with partial incapacity is eligible for 100% partial incapacity benefits under section 213 as long as that injured worker has the required work search.  The final printed committee amendment changed the benefits to the amount permitted for total incapacity, but this change was never sent for fiscal review.  Therefore, this amendment to change the benefits back to 100% partial incapacity does not change the fiscal impact expressed for the committee amendment.