State of Maine
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90 304 Maine Potato Quality Control Board
Ch. 1 Grades for Potatoes Packed in Bags
90 351 Workers' Compensation Board
Ch. 1 Payment of Benefits
Ch. 2 §213 Compensation for Partial Incapacity
Ch. 3 Form Filing
Appendices I to IV (these four appendices only are in Microsoft Excel .xls format)
Appendix V
Appendix VI
Appendix VII
Appendix VIII
Ch. 4 Independent Medical Examiner
Ch. 5 Medical Fees; Reimbursement Levels; Reporting Requirements (11 megabytes)
Ch. 6 Rehabilitation
Ch. 7 Utilization Review, Treatment Guidelines, Permanent Impairment
Ch. 8 Procedures for Payment
Ch. 9 Procedures for Coordination of Benefits
Ch. 10 Attorney's Fees
Ch. 11 Mediation
Ch. 12 Formal Hearings
Ch. 14 Review by Full Board
Ch. 15 Penalties
Ch. 16 Confidentiality of Files
Ch. 17 Procedure for Coordination of Benefits
Ch. 18 Examinations by Impartial Physician(s) Pursuant to 39-A MRSA Section 611
Ch. 23 Maximum Medical Improvement
90 429 Board of Licensure of Water System Operators
(under the jurisdiction the Department of Health and Human Services)
Ch. 1 Rules Relating to the Licensure of Water System Operators
90 564 Fund Insurance Review Board
Ch. 3 Appeals Procedure
Ch. 4 Oil Import Fees
Ch. 5 Documentation Requirements for Applications to the State Fire
Marshal for Coverage by the Ground Water Oil Clean-Up Fund at
Above Ground Oil Storage Facilities
Ch. 6 Assessment of Inability to Pay Deductible for a Personal
Residence Under the Ground Water Oil Clean-Up Fund
90 590 Maine Health Data Organization
Ch. 10 Determination of Assessments
Ch. 50 Prices for Data Sets, Fees for Programming and Report Generation,
Duplication Rates
Ch. 100 Enforcement Procedures
Ch. 120 Release of Data to the Public
Ch. 125 Health Care Information that Directly Identifies an Individual
Ch. 241 Uniform Reporting System for Hospital Inpatient Data Sets
and Hospital Outpatient Data Sets
Ch. 243 Uniform Reporting System for Health Care Claims Data Sets
Ch. 270 Uniform Reporting System for Quality Data Sets
Ch. 280 Filing Requirements for Prescribers Seeking Confidentiality Protection
Ch. 300 Uniform Reporting System for Hospital Financial Data
Ch. 630 Uniform System for Reporting Baseline Information and
Restructuring Occurrences for Maine Hospitals and Parent Entities
Ch. 700 Criteria and Standards for Price Lists at Hospitals
and Ambulatory Surgical Facilities
94 073 Maine State Museum Commission
Ch. 501 Use of Museum Facilities
Ch. 502 Reproduction of Museum Collections
Ch. 505 Collections
Ch. 506 Public Access and Use of Museum Collections
Ch. 511 Conservation Center
Ch. 521 Public Services
Ch. 531 Maine State Museum Store
Ch. 551 Acceptance of Works of Art from Estates
94 088 Maine Arts Commission
Ch. 1 Rules for Eligibility and Criteria for Awarding Matching
Grant Funds to Organizations
Ch. 2 Rules for Awarding Grants and Providing Services
Ch. 3 Rules to Carry Out the Percent for Art Act
94 089 Historic Preservation Commission
Ch. 100 Implementing an Act to Preserve Maine's Archaeological Heritage
Ch. 810 Maine Historic Restoration Standards
Ch. 811 Historic Buildings Restoration Grants
Ch. 812 State Historic Preservation Officer's Standards for Archeological Work in
Maine
94 178 Kim Wallace Adaptive Equipment Loan Program Fund Board
Ch. 501 Kim Wallace Adaptive Equipment Loan Program
Ch. 502 Bylaws and Administration of the Kim Wallace
Adaptive Equipment Loan Program Fund Board
94 270 Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices
Ch. 1 Procedures
Ch. 2 Hearing Procedures
Ch. 3 Maine Clean Election Act and Related Provisions
94 289 Atlantic Salmon Commission (formerly 09-289)
Ch. 1 Rules of the Atlantic Salmon Commission
94 293 Baxter State Park Authority
Ch. 1 Baxter State Park Rules
94 335 Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve Management Authority
Ch. 1 Rules for Public Use of Wells Reserve
94 348 Maine Human Rights Commission
Ch. 2 Procedural Rule
Ch. 3 Employment Regulations of the Maine Human Rights Commission
Ch. 4 Equal Educational Opportunity (also includes 4-A; Procedural Rule)
(Chapters 4 and 4-A are joint chapters with 05-071.)
Ch. 5 Public Accommodations Regulations Relating to Physical or Mental Disability
Discrimination in Public Conveyances of the Maine Human Rights Commission
Ch. 6 Accessibility Requirements for Public Accommodations and Places of
Employment
Ch. 7 Accessibility Regulations of the Maine Human Rights Commission
Ch. 8 Housing Regulations of the Maine Human Rights Commission
Ch. 9 Housing Procedural Rule
94 376 Maine Municipal Bond Bank
Ch. 1 Application Procedures for Loans to Government for Public Improvements
and for Other Public Purposes
Ch. 64 Maine School Facilities Program and School Revolving Renovation Fund
(a joint rule with the Department of Education, 05-071)
Ch. 101 Allocation of State Ceiling on Tax-Exempt Private Activity Bonds under Maine
Municipal Bond Bank
Ch. 595 State Revolving Loan Fund (a joint rule with the Department
of Environmental Protection, 06-096 Chapter 595)
94 391 State Board of Property Tax Review
Ch. 1 Rules of Practice and Procedure in Appeals Before the Board
94 409 Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission
Ch. 201 Fishing on Waters under Jurisdiction of Maine Indian
Tribal-State Commission
94 411 Maine Public Employees Retirement System
Ch. 101 Average Final Compensation
Ch. 102 Qualification as a Full-Time Student
Ch. 103 Qualified Domestic Relations Orders
Ch. 104 Limitations on Earnable Compensation for Purposes
of Calculating Average Final Compensation of State Employee
and Teacher Members
Ch. 201 Reporting by Participating Local Districts
Ch. 202 Medical Board
Ch. 203 Local Districts that Resume MSRS Participation After Withdrawal
Ch. 301 Interest Calculations
Ch. 302 Retirement Incentives
Ch. 303 Actuarial Factors Tables
Tables (in Adobe .pdf format)
Ch. 401 Membership and Creditable Service for State and Participating District
Employees
Ch. 403 Crediting Sick Leave
Ch. 404 Membership and Creditable Service for Public School Teachers
Ch. 406 Payment of Back Contributions and Repayment of Withdrawn Contributions
Ch. 408 Military Service Credit
Ch. 410 Retirees Returning to Employment after Retirement with the Same Employer
Ch. 501 Eligibility of MSRS Members for Disability Retirement Benefits
Ch. 505 Request for Suspension of Retirement Benefits
Ch. 507 Determination of Inability Engage in Substantially Gainful Activity
Ch. 508 Disability Retirement Under 5 MRSA Sec. 1122 as in effect prior to 7-1-77
Ch. 509 Determination of Impossibility to Perform the Duties of
the Employment Position
Ch. 510 Reduction of Disability Retirement Benefits Because of Lump-sum
Settlements of Benefits Payable under the Workers' Compensation or Similar
Law or the United States Social Security Act
Tables (in Adobe .pdf format)
Ch. 511 Standards for Actively Seeking Work
Ch. 601 Group Life Insurance
Ch. 602 Procedures for Contract Awards
Ch. 702 Appeals of Final Decisions of the Executive Director
Ch. 802 Participating Local Districts; Membership / Part-Time, Seasonal or Temporary
Employees
Ch. 803 Participating Local District Consolidated Retirement Plan
Ch. 901 Adjustment to Retirement Benefits for Confidential State Employees
94 412 Saco River Corridor Commission
Ch. 101 Regulations for the Processing of Applications for Permits, Variances,
or Certificates of Compliance
Ch. 102 Standard Conditions of Approval
Ch. 103 Standards to Address the Environmental Factors
Ch. 104 Performance Standards for Multi-unit Residential Dwellings,
Including Condominium and Cluster Development
Ch. 105 Performance Standards for Campgrounds
Ch. 106 Performance Standards Governing Sand, Gravel, or Topsoil Excavation and Other
Mineral Exploration and Extraction Activities Within the Saco River Corridor
Ch. 107 Performance Standards Governing Expansion of Existing Nonconforming Uses,
Including Structures
Ch. 108 Performance Standards for Parking Areas Within the Saco River Corridor
Ch. 109 Performance Standards for the Construction and Establishment of Roads in Limited
Residential and Resource Protection Districts of the Corridor
94 434 Maine Educational Loan Authority
Ch. 1 Supplemental Education Loan Program Rule
Ch. 2 Bylaws Governing the Administration of the Maine Educational Loan Authority
Ch. 3 Rules for the Award of Contracts for Services
94 457 Finance Authority of Maine (FAME)
Ch. 1 By-Laws and Administration of the Finance Authority of Maine
Ch. 2 Rules for the Award of Contracts for Services
for the Higher Education Loan Purchase Program
Ch. 3 Certificate of Approval Process for Loring Development Authority Projects
Ch. 101 Loan Insurance Program
Ch. 107 Electric Rate Stabilization Project Taxable Bond Program
Ch. 201 Municipal Securities Approval Program
Ch. 202 Revenue Obligation Securities Program
Ch. 203 Allocation of State Ceiling on Private Activity Bonds
Ch. 204 Secondary Market Program
Ch. 205 Education Loans Through Lenders Program
Ch. 301 Maine Job Start Program
Ch. 303 Natural Disaster Business Assistance Program
Ch. 305 Oil Storage Facility and Tank Program
Ch. 307 Maine Seed Capital Tax Credit Program
Ch. 309 Waste Reduction and Recycling Loan Fund Program
Ch. 311 Economic Recovery Program
Ch. 312 Intermediary Relending Program
Ch. 314 Regional Economic Development Revolving Loan Program
Ch. 315 Family Development Accounts Program
Ch. 316 Clean Fuel Vehicle Program
Ch. 317 Nutrient Management Loan Program
Ch. 318 Wells and Plymouth Waste Oil Clean-up Program
Ch. 319 Maine Economic Development Venture Capital Revolving Investment Program
Ch. 320 BETR Reimbursement Loan Program
Ch. 601 Maine State Grant Program (MSGP)
Ch. 602 Maine Guaranteed Student Loan Programs
Ch. 603 Rules for the Conduct of the Blaine House Scholars Program
Ch. 604 Osteopathic Loan Program
Ch. 605 The Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program
Ch. 606 The Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship Program (formerly Congressional Teacher
School)
Ch. 607 Access to Medical Education and Health Professions Loan Program
Ch. 608 Tuition Waiver Program
Ch. 610 Rules for the Conduct of the Educators for Maine Program
Ch. 611 Maine College Savings Program
Ch. 612 Maine Dental Education Loan Repayment Programs
Ch. 613 Quality Child Care Education Scholarship Program
Ch. 614 The University of Maine System Scholarship Program
Ch. 615 Higher Education Loan Purchase Program
94 591 Motor Carrier Review Board
Ch. 1 Bylaws of the Maine Motor Carrier Review Board
Ch. 2 Selection and Review Process
Ch. 3 Hearing Procedures
94 630 Maine Biomedical Research Board
Ch. 1 Rules for the Maine Biomedical Research Program
95 584 Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority
Ch. 1 Bylaws of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority
95 592 Small Enterprise Growth Board
Ch. 701 Small Enterprise Growth Program
95 629 Dirigo Health Agency
Ch. 2 Paid Claims Definition
Ch. 3 Awarding the Maine Quality Forum Safety Star
Ch. 4 Rules of Practice and Procedure Governing Adjudicatory Proceedings
99 346 Maine State Housing Authority
Ch. 1 Home Mortgage Program Rule
Ch. 2 Cooperation With Local Governments
Ch. 5 Energy Cost and Utility Allowance Determinations
Ch. 7 Indian Housing Mortgage Insurance Program Rule
Ch. 12 Residential Property Municipal Securities Approval Rule
Ch. 13 Allocation of State Ceiling for Housing-Related Bonds
Ch. 16 Allocation of State Ceiling for Low Income Housing Tax Credit
Model Content Standards for Market Studies for Rental Housing (in Adobe .pdf format)
Green Building Standards (in MS Excel .xls format)
Contractor Standards for MSHA-Financed Multifamily Housing (in MS Excel .xls format)
Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Plan for Multi-Family
Housing Finance Programs (in Adobe .pdf format)
Construction Services, Design and Construction Manual (in Adobe .pdf format)
Ch. 17 Natural Disaster Home Assistance Program
Ch. 19 Homeless Programs Rule (formerly Shelter Operating Subsidy Program Rule)
Ch. 21 Land Acquisition / Improvement and Housing Opportunity Zones Program
Ch. 24 Home Energy Assistance Program Rule
Ch. 25 Weatherization Rule
Ch. 27 Ownership Transfers
Ch. 28 Temporary Housing Assistance Program Rule
Ch. 29 Multi-Family Development and Supportive Housing Loans and Grants
Ch. 30 Single Family Home Improvement Loans
Ch. 31 Affordable Housing Development District - Recovery of Public Revenue
Ch. 32 State Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Rule
99 420 Maine Turnpike Authority
Ch. 1 Use of the Turnpike
Ch. 2 Regulations for the Installation of Logo Signs on the Maine Turnpike
99 626 Maine Rural Development Authority
Ch. 1 Community Industrial Building Program
Ch. 2 Commercial Facilities Development Program
99 639 ConnectME Authority
Ch. 101 ConnectME Authority
