Code of Maine Rules
12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
170 - BUREAU OF LABOR STANDARDS
Chapter 8 - RULES REGARDING WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAMS FOR EMPLOYERS WITH WORKERS' COMPENSATION MODIFICATION RATES OF TWO OR MORE
Section 170-8-F - BUREAU'S NOTIICATION TO THE SUPERINTENDENT

1. The Director shall notify the Superintendent of Insurance of any employer that fails to submit a program as required above, submits one that is incomplete or inappropriate, or fails to complete the elements of the program. Copies of such notice must be sent to the employer and the employer's insurance carrier.

2. The Superintendent of Insurance shall assess a surcharge pursuant to the statute on that employer's workers' compensation insurance premium or the imputed premium of self-insurers, which must be paid to the Treasurer of the State who shall credit 1/2 of that amount to the Safety Education and Training Fund, as established by Title 26, Section 61, and 1/2 to the Occupational Safety Loan Fund, as established by Title 26, Section 62. Employers who fail to complete a required workplace health and safety program and who are assessed a surcharge prior to January 1, 1994, must be assessed a surcharge of 5%. Employers who fail to complete a required workplace health and safety program and who are assessed a surcharge after January 1, 1994, must be assessed a surcharge of 10%.*

*This section states the statutory requirements of the Superintendent of Insurance as expressed in 1991 Public Law Chapters 615 and 885. Chapter 885 has a general effective date of January 1, 1993 for this part. This information is included only for the information and convenience of readers, especially the regulated community. The Department of Labor has no regulatory authority over this part. This section marks the only change in the program as established by Chapter 615 and then transferred by Chapter 885 into a new Title of the Maine Revised Statutes Annotated.