State of Maine
Rule Chapters for Independent
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Agencies:
90-304: Maine Potato Quality Control Board (statutory authority repealed)
90-351: Workers' Compensation Board
90-429: Board of Licensure of Water System Operators
90-564: Clean-Up and Response Fund Review Board (formerly Fund Insurance Review Board)
90-590: Maine Health Data Organization
90-668: State Charter School Commission
90-699: Maine Retirement Savings Board
94-073: Maine State Museum Commission
94-075: Maine State Library (formerly 94-082)
94-078: Energy and Carbon Savings Trust (absorbed by 95-648, Efficiency Maine Trust)
94-088: Maine Arts Commission
94-089: Historic Preservation Commission
94-178: Kim Wallace Adaptive Equipment Loan Program Fund Board
94-270: Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices
94-289: Atlantic Salmon Commission
94-293: Baxter State Park Authority
94-335: Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve Management Authority
94-348: Maine Human Rights Commission
94-376: Maine Municipal Bond Bank
94-391: State Board of Property Tax Review
94-409: Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission
94-411: Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS)
94-412: Saco River Corridor Commission
94-434: Maine Educational Loan Authority (absorbed by FAME)
94-457: Finance Authority of Maine (FAME)
94-591: Motor Carrier Review Board (repealed)
94-630: Maine Biomedical Research Board
94-649: Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services
94-655: Interagency Review Panel
95-584: Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority
95-592: Small Enterprise Growth Board
95-648: Efficiency Maine Trust
95-659: Maine Vaccine Board
99-346: Maine State Housing Authority
99-420: Maine Turnpike Authority
99-626: Maine Rural Development Authority
99-639: ConnectMaine Authority (formerly ConnectME Authority)
99-650: Combat Sports Authority of Maine (formerly Mixed Martial Arts
Authority of Maine)
90 304 Maine Potato Quality Control Board (statutory authority repealed)
90 351 Workers' Compensation Board
Ch. 1 Payment of Benefits
Ch. 2 §213 Compensation for Partial Incapacity
Ch. 3 Form Filing
Appendix I - Introduction (in Adobe .pdf format)
Appendices I to IV (these four appendices are in Microsoft
Excel .xls format)
Appendix V (in .rtf format)
Appendix VI (in Microsoft Excel .xlsx format)
Appendix VII (in .rtf format)
Appendix VIII
Ch. 4 Independent Medical Examiner
Ch. 5 Medical Fees; Reimbursement Levels; Reporting Requirements
(includes Form M-1)
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. 13 Rules of Appellate Division
Ch. 14 Review by Full Board
Ch. 15 Penalties
Ch. 16 Confidentiality of Files
Ch. 17 Expenses and Fees
Ch. 18 Examinations by Impartial Physician(s) Pursuant to 39-A MRSA Section 611
Ch. 19 Worker Advocates
90 429 Board of Licensure of Water System Operators
(under the jurisdiction the Department of Health and Human Services)
Ch. 1 Water System Operators Licensing Rule
90 564 Clean-Up and Response Fund Review Board (formerly 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 Maine Ground and Surface Water Clean-Up and Response
Fund at Above Ground Oil Storage Facilities
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. 247 Uniform Reporting System for Non-Claims-Based Payments and
Other Supplemental Health Care Data Sets
Ch. 270 Uniform Reporting System for Quality Data Sets
Ch. 300 Uniform Reporting System for Hospital Financial Data
Ch. 340 Uniform Reporting System for Reporting 340B Drug Program Data Sets
Ch. 570 Uniform Reporting System for Prescription Drug Price Data Sets
Ch. 630 Uniform System for Reporting Baseline Information and
Restructuring Occurrences for Maine Hospitals and Parent Entities
Ch. 730 Interagency Reporting of Cancer Registry and Vital Statistics Data
90 668 State Charter School Commission
Ch. 1 Commission Organization and Operation
Ch. 2 Procedures for Commission Authorization of Public Charter Schools
Ch. 3 Procedures for Charter School Renewal
90 699 Maine Retirement Savings Board
Ch. 101 Maine Retirement Savings Program
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
94 075 Maine State Library
Ch. 1 Rules Regarding Responsibilities of Public Libraries
94 078 Energy and Carbon Savings Trust (absorbed by 95-648, Efficiency Maine Trust)
94 082 Maine State Library (moved to 94-075)
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 (Repealed, 8/13/2024, filing 2024-177)
Ch. 811 Historic Buildings Restoration Grants
Ch. 812 State Historic Preservation Officer's Standards for Archeological
Work in Maine
Ch. 813 Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit
Ch. 815 Historic Preservation Revolving Loan Fund
94 178 Kim Wallace Adaptive Equipment Loan Program Fund Board
Ch. 501 Kim Wallace Adaptive Equipment Loan Program
Ch. 502 Procedures Governing Administration of the Adaptive Equipment Loan Program Fund Board
Ch. 503 Kim Wallace Adaptive Equipment Loan Program Underwriting Guidelines
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 and Regulations
Ch. 2 Rules for the Purchase of Services and Awards
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
(Chapter 4 is a joint chapter with 05-071.)
Ch. 4-A Procedural Rule: Equal Educational Opportunity
(Chapter 4-A is a joint chapter with 05-071.)
Ch. 5 Public Accommodations Regulations Relating to Physical or Mental
Disability Discrimination in Public Conveyances of the Maine
Human Rights CommissionCh. 7 Accessibility Regulations of the Maine Human Rights Commission
Ch. 8 Housing Regulations of the Maine Human Rights Commission
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 BankCh. 595 State Revolving 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 (MainePERS)
Ch. 101 Earnable Compensation and Calculation of 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. 204 Waiver of Member Payment Requirement where Caused by Employer Error
or OmissionCh. 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. 404 Membership and Creditable Service - Public School Teachers
Ch. 406 Payment or Repayment of Contributions and Interest for the Purchase
of Creditable Service
Ch. 410 Retirees Returning to Employment after Retirement with the Same Employer
Ch. 411 Eligible Rollover Distributions
Ch. 412 Limitations on Compensation
Ch. 413 Limitations on Contributions and Benefits
Ch. 414 Required Minimum Distributions
Ch. 415 Contributions, Benefits and Service Credit with respect to Qualified
Military Service
Ch. 505 Request for Suspension of Retirement Benefits
Ch. 506 Eligibility for Disability Retirement Benefits
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. 512 Independent Medical Examinations
Ch. 513 Disability Retirement Compensation Limitations and Benefit Offsets
Ch. 601 Group Life Insurance
Ch. 602 Procedures for Contract Awards
Ch. 702 Appeals of 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. 804 Rebuttable Presumption for Death Benefits
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. 104-A Performance Standards for Multi-unit Uses,
Including Condominium and Cluster Development Within the
General Development Distruct
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 Expansions 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 (repealed; rule chapters relocated
to FAME as Ch. 801, 802, 803)
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. 5 Certificate of Approval Process for Midcoast Regional Redevelopment
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. 321 Waste Motor Oil Disposal Site Remediation Program
Ch. 322 Maine Food Processing Grant Program
Ch. 325 Maine New Markets Capital Investment Program
Ch. 326 Compliance Assistance 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 Scholarship Program)
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 Education Savings Program
Ch. 612 Maine Dental Education Loan and 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
Ch. 616 Doctors for Maine's Future Scholarship Program
Ch. 617 Health Professions Loan Program
Ch. 618 Maine Veterinary Medicine Loan Program
Ch. 619 Foreign Credentialing and Skills Recognition Revolving Loan Program
Ch. 620 Maine Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Pilot Program
Ch. 801 Supplemental Education Loan Program Rule
Ch. 802 Bylaws Governing the Administration of the Maine Educational Loan Program
Ch. 803 Rules for the Award of Contracts for Services
94 591 Motor Carrier Review Board (repealed)
94 630 Maine Biomedical Research Board
Ch. 1 Rules for the Maine Biomedical Research Program
94 649 Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services
Ch. 2 Standards for Qualifications of Assigned Counsel
Ch. 3 Eligibility Requirements for Specialized Case Types
Ch. 4 Caseload Standards for Assigned Counsel and Contract Counsel
Ch. 101 Standards of Practice for Attorneys who Represent Juveniles in Juvenile
Court Proceedings
Ch. 102 Standards of Practice for Attorneys who Represent Adults in Criminal
Proceedings
Ch. 103 Standards of Practice for Attorneys who Represent Parents in Child
Protective Cases
Ch. 201 Appeals of Decisions of the Executive Director
Ch. 301 Fee Schedule and Administrative Procedures for Payment of Commission Assigned Counsel
Ch. 301-A Payment for Attending Reimbursement of Expenses Incidental to Attending Trainings
Ch. 302 Procedures Regarding Funds for Experts and Investigators
Ch. 303 Procedures Regarding Legal Research Access and Materials
Ch. 401 Guidelines for Determination of Financial Eligibility for Assigned
Counsel and Reimbursement for Assigned Counsel Costs
94 655 Interagency Review Panel
Ch. 1 Bylaws, Administration, and the Energy Infrastructure Proposal and Review Process
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
95 648 Efficiency Maine Trust
Ch. 1 Contracting Process for Service Providers and Grant Recipients
Ch. 2 Administration of Trust, Budgeting, Project Selection Criteria
and Procedures, Monitoring, and Evaluation Requirements
Ch. 3 Electric Efficiency and Conservation Programs (formerly Ch. 380)
Ch. 4 Natural Gas Energy Conservation Programs (formerly Ch. 480)
Ch. 5 Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) Program Regulations
Ch. 103 Renewable Resource Fund Regulations: Selection zCriteria for
Demonstration Projects,
Cost-effectiveness Requirements for Renewable Energy Rebates and
Quality Assurance System
Ch. 110 PACE Program Regulations: Loan Underwriting Standards, Consumer
Disclosure Requirements, Terms and Conditions of Participation
and Quality Assurance System (in Adobe .pdf format)
Ch. 312 Voluntary Renewable Resources, Research and Development Fund
Ch. 930 Solar and Wind Energy Rebate Program
95 659 Maine Vaccine Board
Ch. 248 List of Vaccines to be Provided by the Universal Childhood
Immunization Program
99 346 Maine State Housing Authority
Ch. 1 Home Mortgage Program Rule
Ch. 2 Cooperation With Local Governments (Repealed)
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 (Repealed)
Ch. 16 Low Income Housing Tax Credit Rule
Ch. 17 Natural Disaster Home Assistance Program (Repealed)
Ch. 19 Homeless Solutions Rule
Ch. 21 Land Acquisition / Improvement and Housing Opportunity Zones Program (Repealed)
Ch. 24 Home Energy Assistance Program Rule
Ch. 25 Weatherization Assistance Program Rule
Ch. 27 Transfers of Ownership Interests
Ch. 28 Temporary Housing Assistance Program Rule
Ch. 29 Multi-family Mortgage Loans
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
Ch. 33 AccessAble Home Tax Credit Rule
Ch. 34 Preservation and Relocation Rule
Ch. 35 State Low Income Housing Tax Credit Rule
99 420 Maine Turnpike Authority
Ch. 1 Rules Governing the Use of the Maine Turnpike
Ch. 2 Regulations for the Installation of Logo Signs on the Maine Turnpike
Ch. 3 Rules Governing Supplemental Guide Signs on the Maine Turnpike
99 626 Maine Rural Development Authority
Ch. 1 Community Industrial Building Program
Ch. 2 Commercial Facilities Development Program
Ch. 3 Rural Manufacturing and Industrial Site Redevelopment Program
99 639 ConnectMaine Authority
Ch. 101 ConnectMaine Authority
99 650 Combat Sports Authority of Maine
(formerly Mixed Martial Arts Authority of Maine)
Part 1: Mixed Martial Arts rules (all chapters in one file)
Part 2: Boxing rules (all chapters in one file)