Section 351-15-7 - Assessment of Penalties under 39-A M.R.S.A. section 324(3)1. Pursuant to 39-A M.R.S.A. §152(7), the Maine Workers' Compensation Board delegates to the Workers' Compensation Board Abuse Investigation Unit the authority to recommend the imposition of penalties pursuant to §324(3) and delegates to the Executive Director or the Executive Director's designee the authority to assess civil penalties, after hearing, pursuant to §324(3).2. The Deputy Director of Benefits Administration will report all instances of noncompliance with §§401 and 403 of the Act to the Abuse Investigation Unit, which will investigate the report of noncompliance.3. Upon completion of the investigation, the Abuse Investigation Unit may refer the matter to the Executive Director or the Executive Director's designee for hearing and will notify the subject of the investigation of the referral. Hearings will be held in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.4 of these rules.4. In addition to referral to the Executive Director or the Executive Director's designee for hearing, the Abuse Investigation Unit may pursue any of the sanctions contained in §324(3) where appropriate.90- 351 C.M.R. ch. 15, § 7