130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 575		LR 575(04)
	An Act To Establish a Conditional Presumption of Compensability for Certain Employees in Cases of Impairment from Hypertension or Heart Disease
	Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment " " to Original Bill
	Sponsor: Sen. Breen of Cumberland
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Removes counties - Eliminates State Mandate
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Removing counties from the provisions of this bill eliminates the potential unfunded state mandate.
	As amended, this bill still shifts the burden of proof that an employee of the State whose regular or incidental duties require the care, supervison or custody of a person confined in a state correctional facility contracted heart disease or hypertension as a result of that employment from the claimant to the State and may result in increased costs to the Workers' Compensation Management Fund within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services beginning in fiscal year 2022-23.