{"data":{"id":"us-me/39-a-m.r.s.-603","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"39-A M.R.S. §603","heading":"Occupational disease defined","body":"As used in this chapter, the term \"occupational disease\" means only a disease that is due to causes and conditions characteristic of a particular trade, occupation, process or employment and that arises out of and in the course of employment.","path":["TITLE 39-A: WORKERS' COMPENSATION","PART 2: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LAW","CHAPTER 15: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LAW"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/39-A/title39-Asec603.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:42Z","sha256":"0b400038e3570a3e2c2917a249405b6e31ce01ae4b48ad7a503ee30e812ce99c","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/39-a-m.r.s.-602","next":"us-me/39-a-m.r.s.-604"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}