Code of Maine Rules
94 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
411 - MAINE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM (MAINEPERS)
Chapter 804 - REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION FOR DEATH BENEFITS
Section 411-804-3 - STANDARDS

Universal Citation: 94 ME Code Rules ยง 411-804-3

Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024

In order to qualify for the presumption set forth in Section 2, the following standards must be met:

1. At the time of or during the time of employment as a firefighter, the firefighter must have undergone a standard, medically acceptable test for evidence of the injury or disease for which the presumption is sought, which test failed to indicate the presence of the injury or disease.

2. The injury or disease must not have been substantially caused by any act or behavior of the firefighter outside the scope of his or her employment.

3. The family history of the firefighter must not have constituted a substantial contributing factor in the injury or disease.

4. Immediately prior to death, the firefighter must not have been engaged in activity that constituted a substantial contributing factor in the death of the firefighter.

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