Maine
Pesticide Reporting Requirements
Region
Maine
Required to Report
Yes
What to Report
Any Pesticide-Related Exposure
State Office
Bureau of Health, Occupational Health Program
Phone 1
207-287-5378
Timeframe to Report Injury or Exposure
30 Days
Reporting Notes
Clinicians are required to report suspected pesticide poisoning for those with a history of manufacturing, mixing, handling, or applying pesticides. They are also required to report some agricultural occupational injuries.Maine Division of Environmental Health Listing of Reportable Occupational Diseases and Criteria Guide for Reporting Occupational Diseases is available here:http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/environmental-health/eohp/occhealth/index.htm
Mandated to report
PhysiciansHospitals
Workers' Compensation
Coverage for Farmworkers
Required (with limitations)
Limitations
Instead of providing workers' compensation, the following employers of agricultural and aquaculture laborers may maintain an employer's liability insurance: (1) employers of seasonal or casual agricultural or aquaculture laborers; (2) employers of 6 or fewer agricultural or aquaculture laborers; and (3) employers of more than 6 such laborers but the total number of hours worked by all such laborers in a week does not exceed 240 and has not exceeded 240 at any time during the 52 weeks immediately preceding the injury.
Statute
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 39-A § 401(1)(B), (C) (2011)
Coverage for Undocumented Workers
Not Defined in Statue or Case Law
Case Law
Uncertain - There is no case law on this issue. However, if an employee is prevented from accepting an offer of reinstatement because of "termination of status as a lawfully employable alien," they are deemed to have refused the offer. Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 39-A § 218(8).
Benefits Available for Undocumented Workers
There is no case law answering this question.
State Workers’ Compensation Website
Online forms