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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39-A, § 321-A (2026)

Appellate Division

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1.  Establishment.  There is established within the board the Appellate Division, referred to in this subchapter as "the division."  
[PL 2011, c. 647, §20 (NEW).]
2.  Composition.  The division is composed of full-time administrative law judges who are appointed by the executive director of the board to serve on panels to review decisions under section 318. The executive director of the board shall appoint no fewer than 3 full-time administrative law judges to serve as members of a panel. An administrative law judge may not serve as a member of a panel that reviews a decision of that administrative law judge. An administrative law judge may be a member of more than one panel at the discretion of the executive director of the board.  
[PL 2015, c. 297, §15 (AMD).]
3.  Rules.  The board shall adopt rules of procedure designed to provide a prompt and inexpensive review of a decision by an administrative law judge. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.  
[PL 2015, c. 297, §15 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2011, c. 647, §20 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 297, §15 (AMD).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2013–2015 · leading case: Est. of Gregory Sullwold v. The Salvation Army, 2013 ME 28 (Me. 2013).
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Est. of Gregory Sullwold v. The Salvation Army, 2013 ME 28 (Me. 2013). “§§ 20-21 (codified at 39-A M.R.S. §§ 321-A, 321-B, 322 (2012)).”
Workers' Comp. Bd. Abuse Investigation Unit v. Nate Holyoke Builders, Inc., 2015 ME 99 (Me. 2015). · cites it 4× “In light of the similarity of the current and former statutes authorizing review of Board decisions by the Appellate Division and by us, and the paucity of our workers’ compensation precedents since the revival of the Appellate Division, we look to the relevant history of the…”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39-A, § 321-A(2) — 1 case
Workers' Comp. Bd. Abuse Investigation Unit v. Nate Holyoke Builders, Inc., 2015 ME 99 (Me. 2015). “In light of the similarity of the current and former statutes authorizing review of Board decisions by the Appellate Division and by us, and the paucity of our workers’ compensation precedents since the revival of the Appellate Division, we look to the relevant history of the…”
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