Introduction: Maine Occupational Disease Asbestos Surveillance Program

Introduction to the Maine Occupational Asbestos Disease program.

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The Maine Occupational Asbestos Disease Surveillance Program has been developed to support 22 MRSA Chapter 259-A Subsection 1491-1495, which mandates that any physician or hospital diagnosing specified occupational disease are required to report them to the Department of Human Services within 30 days.

The purpose of this criteria guide is to aid you in determining when these conditions are reportable. Diagnosed or suspected diagnoses are both acceptable and a place has been provided on the reporting form to specify which one is applicable.

Other services are available through this system as well. They include the following:

• Follow-up of selected agricultural injuries by agricultural safety and health nurses;
  
  
• Access to general and specific information on chemicals;
  
  
• Referral to other state programs for information or follow-up services (including industrial hygiene consultation);
  
  
• Statistical analyses and reports completed on certain topics.

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