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2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 14, Chapters 645 - 669
ORS Chapter 656
- 656.001 Short title.
- 656.002 [Amended by 1957 c.718 1; 1959 c.448 1; 1965 c.285 4; 1967 c.341 2; 1969 c.125 1; 1969 c.247 1; 1973 c.497 1; 1973 c.620 1; repealed by 1975 c.556 1 (656.003, 656.005 enacted in lieu of 656.002)]
- 656.003 Application of definitions to construction of chapter.
- 656.004 [Repealed by 1981 c.535 28, (656.012 enacted in lieu of 656.004)]
- 656.005 Definitions.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.006 Effect on employers liability law.
- 656.008 Extension of laws relating to workers compensation to federal lands and projects within state.
- 656.010 Treatment by spiritual means.
- 656.012 Findings and policy.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.016 [1965 c.285 5; 1967 c.341 3; repealed by 1975 c.556 20 (656.017 enacted in lieu of 656.016)] COVERAGE
- 656.017 Employer required to pay compensation and perform other duties; state not authorized to be direct responsibility employer.
- 656.018 Effect of providing coverage; exclusive remedy.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.019 Civil negligence action for claim denied on basis of failure to meet major contributing cause standard; statute of limitations.
- 656.020 Damage actions by workers against noncomplying employers; defenses outlawed.
- 656.021 Person performing work under ORS chapter 701 as subject employer.
- 656.022 [Repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.023 Who are subject employers.
- 656.024 [Amended by 1959 c.448 2; repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.025 Individuals engaged in commuter ridesharing not subject workers; conditions.
- 656.026 [Amended by 1957 c.440 1; 1959 c.448 3; repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.027 Who are subject workers.
- 656.028 [Amended by 1959 c.448 4; repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.029 Obligation of person awarding contract to provide coverage for workers under contract; exceptions; effect of failure to provide coverage.
- 656.030 [Repealed by 1959 c.448 14]
- 656.031 Coverage for municipal volunteer personnel.
- 656.032 [Amended by 1959 c.451 1; repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.033 Coverage for participants in work experience or school directed professional training programs.
- 656.034 [Amended by 1959 c.441 1; 1959 c.448 5; repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.035 Status of workers in separate occupations of employer.
- 656.036 [Amended by 1957 c.441 2; 1959 c.448 6; repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.037 Exemption from coverage for persons engaged in certain real estate activities.
- 656.038 [Repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.039 Election of coverage for workers not subject to law; procedure; cancellation; election of coverage for home health care workers employed by clients of Department of Human Services.
- 656.040 [Amended by 1959 c.448 7; repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.041 City or county may elect to provide coverage for jail inmates.
- 656.042 [Amended by 1959 c.448 8; repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.043 Governmental agency paying wages responsible for providing coverage.
- 656.044 State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation may insure liability under Longshoremen s and Harbor Workers Compensation Act; procedure; cancellation.
- 656.046 Coverage of persons in college work experience and professional education programs.
- 656.052 Prohibition against employment without coverage; proposed order declaring noncomplying employer; effect of failure to comply.
- 656.054 Claim of injured worker of noncomplying employer; procedure for disputing acceptance of claim; recovery of costs from noncomplying employer; restrictions.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- Note: Section 9, chapter 332, Oregon Laws 1995, provides:
- Sec. 9.
- 656.056 Subject employers must post notice of manner of compliance.
- 656.070 Definitions for ORS 656.027, 656.070 and 656.075.
- 656.075 Exemption from coverage for newspaper carriers; casualty insurance and other requirements.
- 656.082 [Repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.084 [Amended by 1959 c.448 10; repealed by 1965 c.285 95a]
- 656.086 [Repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.088 [Amended by 1955 c.320 1; 1965 c.285 17; renumbered 656.031]
- 656.090 [Amended by 1953 c.673 2; 1959 c.448 11; repealed by 1965 c.285 97]
- 656.120 [1969 c.527 3; repealed by 1979 c.815 9]
- 656.122 [Repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.124 [Amended by 1957 c.554 1; repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.126 Coverage while temporarily in or out of state; judicial notice of other state s laws; agreements between states relating to conflicts of jurisdiction; limitation on compensation for claims in this state and other jurisdictions.
- 656.128 Sole proprietors, limited liability company members, partners, independent contractors may elect coverage by insurer; cancellation.
- 656.130 [Amended by 1957 c.574 3; repealed by 1959 c.448 14]
- 656.132 Coverage of minors.
- 656.135 Coverage of deaf school work experience trainees.
- 656.138 Coverage of apprentices, trainees participating in related instruction classes.
- 656.140 Coverage of persons operating equipment for hire.
- 656.152 [Amended by 1957 c.718 2; repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.154 Injury due to negligence or wrong of a person not in the same employ as injured worker; remedy against such person.
- 656.156 Intentional injuries.
- 656.160 Effect of incarceration on receipt of compensation.
- 656.170 Validity of provisions of certain collective bargaining agreements; alternative dispute resolution systems; exclusive medical service provider lists; authority of director.
- 656.172 Applicability of and criteria for establishing program under ORS 656.170.
- 656.174 Rules.
- 656.202 Compensation payable to subject worker in accordance with law in effect at time of injury; exceptions; notice regarding payment.
- Note: Section 54, chapter 2, Oregon Laws 1990, provides:
- Sec. 54.
- Note: Section 66, chapter 332, Oregon Laws 1995, provides:
- Sec. 66.
- Note: Section 2, chapter 605, Oregon Laws 1997, provides:
- Sec. 2.
- Note: Section 6, chapter 639, Oregon Laws 1997, provides:
- Sec. 6.
- Note: Section 22, chapter 865, Oregon Laws 2001, provides:
- Sec. 22.
- Note: Section 2, chapter 429, Oregon Laws 2003, provides:
- Sec. 2.
- Note: Sections 13 and 15, chapter 657, Oregon Laws 2003, provide:
- Sec. 13.
- Sec. 15.
- Note: Section 3, chapter 756, Oregon Laws 2003, provides:
- Sec. 3.
- Note: Section 4, chapter 188, Oregon Laws 2005, provides:
- Sec. 4.
- Note: Section 5, chapter 221, Oregon Laws 2005, provides:
- Sec. 5.
- Note: Section 7, chapter 461, Oregon Laws 2005, provides:
- Sec. 7.
- Note: Section 2, chapter 624, Oregon Laws 2005, provides:
- Sec. 2.
- Note: Section 5, chapter 653, Oregon Laws 2005, provides:
- Sec. 5.
- Note: Section 8, chapter 675, Oregon Laws 2005, provides:
- Sec. 8.
- Note: Section 3, chapter 17, Oregon Laws 2007, provides:
- Sec. 3.
- Note: Section 2, chapter 908, Oregon Laws 2007, provides:
- Sec. 2.
- Note: Section 4, chapter 908, Oregon Laws 2007, provides:
- Sec. 4.
- Note: Section 6, chapter 526, Oregon Laws 2009, provides:
- Sec. 6.
- Note: Section 2, chapter 80, Oregon Laws 2011, provides:
- Sec. 2.
- Note: Section 5, chapter 99, Oregon Laws 2011, provides:
- Sec. 5.
- 656.204 Death.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- Note: Section 59, chapter 332, Oregon Laws 1995, provides:
- Sec. 59.
- 656.206 Permanent total disability.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.207 [1959 c.589 2; repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.208 Death during permanent total disability.
- 656.209 Offsetting permanent total disability benefits against Social Security benefits.
- 656.210 Temporary total disability; payment during medical treatment; election; rules.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.211 Average weekly wage defined.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.212 Temporary partial disability.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.214 Permanent partial disability.
- Note: See notes under 656.202. (Benefits, January 1, 1992, to December 31, 1995)
- Note: Section 2, chapter 745, Oregon Laws 1991, provides:
- Sec. 2.
- Note: Section 20, chapter 332, Oregon Laws 1995, provides:
- Sec. 20.
- Note: Section 3, chapter 380, Oregon Laws 1997, provides:
- Sec. 3.
- Note: Section 9, chapter 6, Oregon Laws 1999, provides:
- Sec. 9.
- Note: Sections 6a and 6b, chapter 865, Oregon Laws 2001, modify benefit amounts paid under section 9, chapter 6, Oregon Laws 1999, for injuries occurring during the period beginning January 1, 2000, and ending July 30, 2001. For benefit amounts paid for injuries occurring during the period beginning July 31, 2001, and ending December 31, 2001, see 656.214.
- Note: Sections 6a and 6b, chapter 865, Oregon Laws 2001, provide:
- Sec. 6a.
- Sec. 6b.
- Note: Section 6c, chapter 865, Oregon Laws 2001, provides:
- Sec. 6c.
- 656.215 [1987 c.884 36b; 1990 c.2 8; repealed by 1991 c.745 3]
- 656.216 Permanent partial disability; method of payment; effect of prior receipt of temporary disability payments.
- 656.218 Continuance of permanent partial disability payments to survivors; effect of death prior to final claim disposition.
- 656.220 [Amended by 1957 c.718 4; 1965 c.285 24; repealed by 1975 c.505 1]
- 656.222 Compensation for additional accident.
- 656.224 [Amended by 1953 c.674 13; repealed by 1959 c.517 5]
- 656.225 Compensability of certain preexisting conditions.
- 656.226 Cohabitants and children entitled to compensation.
- 656.228 Payments directly to beneficiary or custodian.
- 656.230 Lump sum award payments.
- 656.232 Payments to aliens residing outside of United States.
- 656.234 Compensation not assignable nor to pass by operation of law; certain benefits subject to support obligations.
- 656.236 Compromise and release of claim matters except for medical benefits; approval by Administrative Law Judge or board; approval by director for certain reserve reimbursements; restriction on charging costs to workers; restriction on joinder as parties for responsibility determinations.
- 656.240 Deduction of benefits from sick leave payments paid to employees.
- 656.242 [Amended by 1959 c.589 1; repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.244 [Amended by 1959 c.378 1; repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.245 Medical services to be provided; services by providers not members of managed care organizations; authorizing temporary disability compensation and making finding of impairment for disability rating purposes by certain providers; review of disputed claims for medical services; rules.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.246 [Repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.247 Payment for medical services prior to claim acceptance or denial; review of disputed services; duty of health benefit plan to pay for certain medical services in denied claim.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.248 Medical service fee schedules; basis of fees; application to service provided by managed care organization; resolution of fee disputes; rules.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.250 Limitation on compensability of physical therapist services.
- 656.252 Medical report regulation; rules; duties of attending physician or nurse practitioner; disclosure of information; notice of changing attending physician or nurse practitioner; copies of medical service billings to be furnished to worker.
- 656.254 Medical report forms; sanctions; procedure for declaring health care practitioner ineligible for workers compensation reimbursement.
- 656.256 Considerations for rules regarding certain rural hospitals.
- 656.258 Vocational assistance service payments.
- 656.260 Certification procedure for managed health care provider; peer review, quality assurance, service utilization and contract review; confidentiality of certain information; immunity from liability; rules; medical service dispute resolution; penalties.
- Note: See notes under 656.202. PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING COMPENSATION
- 656.262 Processing of claims and payment of compensation; payment by employer; acceptance and denial of claim; penalties and attorney fees; cooperation by worker and attorney in claim investigation; rules.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.263 To whom notices sent under ORS 656.262, 656.265, 656.268 to 656.289, 656.295 to 656.325 and 656.382 to 656.388.
- 656.264 Compensable injury, denied claim and other reports.
- 656.265 Notice of accident from worker.
- 656.266 Burden of proving compensability and nature and extent of disability.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.267 Claims for new and omitted medical conditions.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.268 Claim closure; termination of temporary total disability benefits; reconsideration of closure; medical arbiter to make findings of impairment for reconsideration; credit or offset for fraudulently obtained or overpaid benefits; rules.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.270 [1971 c.155 2; 1977 c.804 6; 1979 c.839 5; 1990 c.2 17; 1999 c.313 6; repealed by 2009 c.36 5]
- 656.271 [1965 c.285 32; 1969 c.171 1; repealed by 1973 c.620 4 (656.273 enacted in lieu of 656.271)]
- 656.272 [Repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.273 Aggravation for worsened conditions; procedure; limitations; additional compensation.
- 656.274 [Repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.275 [1963 c.20 2; repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.276 [Repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.277 Request for reclassification of nondisabling claim; nondisabling claim procedure.
- Note: 656.277 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 656 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
- 656.278 Board has continuing authority to alter earlier action on claim; limitations.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.280 [Amended by 1965 c.285 41b; renumbered 656.325]
- 656.282 [Amended by 1957 c.455 1; repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.283 Hearing rights and procedure; rules; impeachment evidence; use of standards for evaluation of disability.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.284 [Amended by 1953 c.671 2; 1955 c.718 2; 1959 c.450 4; repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.285 Protection of witnesses at hearings.
- 656.287 Use of vocational reports in determining loss of earning capacity at hearing; rules.
- 656.288 [Amended by 1957 c.288 1; repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.289 Orders of Administrative Law Judge; review; disposition of claim when compensability disputed; approval of director required for reimbursement of certain expenditures.
- 656.290 [Amended by 1955 c.718 3; repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.291 Expedited Claim Service; jurisdiction; procedure; representation; rules.
- 656.292 [Amended by 1965 c.285 38; renumbered 656.301]
- 656.294 [Amended by 1965 c.285 37; renumbered 656.304]
- 656.295 Board review of Administrative Law Judge orders; application of standards for evaluation of disability.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.298 Judicial review of board orders; settlement during pendency of petition for review.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.301 [Formerly 656.292; repealed by 1977 c.804 55]
- 656.304 When acceptance of compensation precludes hearing.
- 656.307 Determination of issues regarding responsibility for compensation payment; mediation or arbitration procedure; rules.
- 656.308 Responsibility for payment of claims; effect of new injury; denial of responsibility; procedure for joining employers and insurers; attorney fees; limitation on filing claims subject to settlement agreement.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.310 Presumption concerning notice of injury and self-inflicted injuries; reports as evidence.
- 656.312 [Amended by 1953 c.428 2; 1965 c.285 44; renumbered 656.578]
- 656.313 Stay of compensation pending request for hearing or review; procedure for denial of claim for medical services; reimbursement.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.314 [Amended by 1965 c.285 45; renumbered 656.580]
- 656.316 [Amended by 1953 c.428 2; 1965 c.285 46; renumbered 656.583]
- 656.318 [Amended by 1965 c.285 47; renumbered 656.587]
- 656.319 Time within which hearing must be requested.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.320 [Amended by 1953 c.428 2; 1965 c.285 48; renumbered 656.591]
- 656.322 [Amended by 1953 c.428 2; 1955 c.656 1; 1959 c.644 1; 1965 c.285 49; renumbered 656.593]
- 656.324 [Amended by 1965 c.285 50; renumbered 656.595]
- 656.325 Required medical examination; worker-requested examination; qualified physicians; claimant s duty to reduce disability; suspension or reduction of benefits; cessation or reduction of temporary total disability benefits; rules; penalties.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.326 [Amended by 1965 c.285 51; renumbered 656.597]
- 656.327 Review of medical treatment of worker; findings; review; costs.
- 656.328 List of authorized providers and standards of professional conduct for providers of independent medical examinations; exclusion; complaints; rules.
- 656.329 [1987 c.884 33; repealed by 1995 c.94 1]
- 656.330 [1977 c.868 2; repealed by 1985 c.660 2 and 1985 c.770 5]
- 656.331 Contact, medical examination of worker represented by attorney prohibited without written notice; rules.
- 656.335 [1981 c.723 7; 1985 c.600 3; 1985 c.770 7a; repealed by 1995 c.332 68]
- 656.340 Vocational assistance procedure; eligibility criteria; service providers; resolution of vocational assistance disputes; rules.
- Note: See notes under 656.202. DISCLOSURE OF WORKER MEDICAL AND VOCATIONAL CLAIM RECORDS
- 656.360 Confidentiality of worker medical and vocational claim records.
- 656.362 Liability for disclosure of worker medical and vocational claim records.
- 656.382 Penalties and attorney fees payable by insurer or employer in processing claim.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.384 [Formerly 656.582; 1977 c.290 4; 1977 c.804 13; repealed by 1987 c.250 1]
- 656.385 Attorney fees in cases regarding certain medical service or vocational rehabilitation matters; rules; limitation; penalties.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.386 Recovery of attorney fees, expenses and costs in appeal on denied claim; attorney fees in other cases.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.388 Approval of attorney fees required; lien for fees; fee schedule; report of legal service costs.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.390 Frivolous appeals, hearing requests or motions; expenses and attorney fee.
- 656.401 [1965 c.285 74; 1967 c.359 699; repealed by 1975 c.556 25 (656.403 enacted in lieu of 656.401)]
- 656.402 [Renumbered 656.712] SELF-INSURED AND CARRIER-INSURED EMPLOYERS; INSURERS
- 656.403 Obligations of self-insured employer.
- 656.404 [Repealed by 1959 c.449 5]
- 656.405 [1965 c.285 75(1); 1967 c.359 700; repealed by 1975 c.556 54]
- 656.406 [Renumbered 656.714]
- 656.407 Qualifications of insured employers; rules.
- 656.408 [Renumbered 656.716]
- 656.409 [1965 c.285 75(2),(3); repealed by 1975 c.556 54]
- 656.410 [Amended by 1965 c.285 54; renumbered 656.726]
- 656.411 [1975 c.556 28; 1979 c.348 1; repealed by 1981 c.854 1]
- 656.412 [Amended by 1965 c.285 52; renumbered 656.732]
- 656.413 [1965 c.285 76(1),(2); repealed by 1975 c.556 54]
- 656.414 [Renumbered 656.718]
- 656.415 [1975 c.556 30; repealed by 1981 c.854 1]
- 656.416 [Amended by 1965 c.285 53; renumbered 656.722]
- 656.417 [1965 c.285 76 (3),(8); 1967 c.341 6; repealed by 1975 c.556 54]
- 656.418 [Repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.419 Workers compensation insurance contracts.
- 656.420 [Renumbered 656.758]
- 656.421 [1965 c.285 76(4),(5),(6),(7); repealed by 1975 c.556 54]
- 656.422 [Amended by 1959 c.450 5; repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.423 Cancellation of coverage by employer; notice required.
- 656.424 [Renumbered 656.734]
- 656.425 [1965 c.285 76a; repealed by 1975 c.556 54]
- 656.426 [Amended by 1965 c.285 68b; renumbered 656.702]
- 656.427 Termination of workers compensation insurance contract or surety bond liability by insurer; rules.
- 656.428 [Amended by 1957 c.440 3; repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.429 [1965 c.285 77; repealed by 1975 c.556 54]
- 656.430 Certification of self-insured employer; employer groups; insurance policy requirements; revocation of certification; rules.
- 656.431 [1965 c.285 78; 1973 c.620 6; repealed by 1975 c.556 54]
- 656.432 [1977 c.659 2; 1979 c.815 8; repealed by 1981 c.854 1]
- 656.434 Certification effective until canceled or revoked; revocation of certificate.
- 656.440 Notice of certificate revocation; appeal; effective date.
- 656.442 [1967 c.341 7; repealed by 1975 c.556 54]
- 656.443 Procedure upon default by employer.
- 656.444 [1967 c.341 9; repealed by 1975 c.556 54]
- 656.445 Advancement of funds from Workers Benefit Fund for compensation due workers insured by insurer in default; limitations; rules.
- 656.446 [1967 c.341 10; repealed by 1975 c.556 54]
- 656.447 Sanctions against insurer for failure to comply with contracts, orders or rules.
- 656.451 [1975 c.585 6; 1981 c.854 32; 1987 c.373 34; 1987 c.884 59; 1989 c.654 1; 1991 c.640 1; renumbered 654.097]
- 656.452 [Amended by 1965 c.285 54a; renumbered 656.632]
- 656.454 [Renumbered 656.634]
- 656.455 Self-insured employers required to keep records of compensation claims; location and inspection; expenses of audits and inspections; rules.
- 656.456 [Amended by 1955 c.323 2; 1957 c.63 1; 1959 c.178 1; 1961 c.697 1; 1965 c.285 62; renumbered 656.636]
- 656.458 [Repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.460 [Amended by 1953 c.674 13; 1959 c.517 3; 1963 c.323 1; 1965 c.285 64; renumbered 656.638]
- 656.462 [Amended by 1953 c.674 13; repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.464 [Amended by 1953 c.674 13; 1957 c.574 5; 1959 c.449 2; 1965 c.285 66b; renumbered 656.642]
- 656.466 [Amended by 1953 c.674 13; 1959 c.449 3; 1965 c.285 67g; renumbered 656.644]
- 656.468 [Amended by 1953 c.674 13; 1965 c.285 66; renumbered 656.640]
- 656.470 [Repealed by 1953 c.674 13]
- 656.472 [Amended by 1953 c.674 13; 1957 c.574 6; 1959 c.449 4; 1965 c.285 68a; renumbered 656.602]
- 656.474 [Amended by 1953 c.674 13; 1965 c.285 68c; renumbered 656.604] CHARGES AGAINST EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS
- 656.502 Fiscal year defined.
- 656.504 Rates, charges, fees and reports by employers insured by State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation.
- 656.505 Estimate of payroll when employer fails to file payroll report; demand for and recovery of premiums and assessments.
- 656.506 Assessments for programs; setting assessment amount; determination by director of benefit level.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.507 [1953 c.679 1; 1959 c.450 7; repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.508 Authority to fix premium rates for employers.
- 656.509 [1973 c.614 6; 1974 c.41 9; repealed by 1974 c.41 9]
- 656.510 [Amended by 1957 c.440 4; 1963 c.214 1; 1965 c.546 1; repealed by 1965 c.285 95 and 1965 c.546 4]
- 656.512 [Amended by 1957 c.440 5; repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.514 [Amended by 1965 c.546 2; repealed by 1965 c.285 95 and 1965 c.546 4]
- 656.516 [Amended by 1953 c.674 13; 1957 c.453 3; 1959 c.517 4; 1963 c.323 2; 1965 c.546 3; repealed by 1965 c.285 95 and 1965 c.546 4]
- 656.518 [Amended by 1957 c.440 6; repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.520 [Amended by 1957 c.574 7; repealed by 1965 c.285 95]
- 656.522 [Amended by 1965 c.285 71a; repealed by 1981 c.854 1 and 1981 c.876 1]
- 656.524 [Amended by 1979 c.562 29; repealed by 1981 c.854 1 and 1981 c.876 1]
- 656.526 Distribution of dividends from surplus in Industrial Accident Fund.
- 656.530 [1969 c.536 2; 1971 c.768 2; 1975 c.556 43; 1981 c.535 23; 1990 c.2 32; 1991 c.93 10; 1995 c.641 7; repealed by 1999 c.273 1]
- 656.532 [1987 c.884 40; repealed by 1993 c.760 4]
- 656.535 [1973 c.669 2; repealed by 1973 c.669 4]
- 656.536 Premium charges for coverage of reforestation cooperative workers based on prevailing wage; manner of determining prevailing wage.
- 656.538 [1983 c.816 11; 1987 c.373 35,35a; 1987 c.884 21; 1990 c.2 33; repealed by 1993 c.760 4] ENFORCEMENT OF PREMIUM PAYMENTS
- 656.552 Deposit of cash, bond or letter of credit to secure payment of employer s premiums.
- 656.554 Injunction against employer failing to comply with deposit requirements.
- 656.556 Liability of person letting a contract for amounts due from contractor.
- 656.558 [Amended by 1965 c.285 66a; renumbered 656.646]
- 656.560 Default in payment of premiums, fees, assessments or deposit; remedies.
- 656.562 Moneys due Industrial Accident Fund as preferred claims; moneys due department as taxes due state.
- 656.564 Lien for amounts due from employer on real property, improvements and equipment on or with which labor is performed by workers of employer.
- 656.566 Lien on property of employer for amounts due.
- 656.576 Paying agency defined.
- 656.578 Workers election whether to sue third person or noncomplying employer for damages.
- 656.580 Payment of compensation notwithstanding cause of action for damages; lien on cause of action for compensation paid.
- 656.582 [Renumbered 656.384]
- 656.583 Paying agency may compel election and prompt action.
- 656.584 [Amended by 1965 c.285 68d; renumbered 656.624]
- 656.586 [Renumbered 656.720]
- 656.587 Paying agency must join in any compromise.
- 656.588 [Amended by 1957 c.558 1; 1965 c.285 42a; renumbered 656.386]
- 656.590 [Amended by 1965 c.285 42b; renumbered 656.388]
- 656.591 Election not to bring action operates as assignment of cause of action.
- 656.593 Procedure when worker elects to bring action; release of liability and lien of paying agency in certain cases.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.595 Precedence of cause of action; compensation paid or payable not to be an issue.
- 656.596 Damage recovery as offset against compensation; recovery procedure; notice to paying agent.
- 656.597 [Formerly 656.326; repealed by 1971 c.70 2] FUNDS; SOURCE; INVESTMENT; DISBURSEMENT (General Provisions)
- 656.602 Disbursement procedures.
- 656.604 [Formerly 656.474; repealed by 1987 c.373 85]
- 656.605 Workers Benefit Fund; uses and limitations.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.612 Assessments for department activities; amount; collection procedure.
- 656.614 Self-Insured Employer Adjustment Reserve; Self-Insured Employer Group Adjustment Reserve.
- 656.616 [Formerly 344.810; repealed by 1985 c.600 15]
- 656.618 [1965 c.285 67e; 1977 c.804 19; repealed by 1987 c.373 85]
- 656.620 [1965 c.285 67f; 1977 c.804 20; 1979 c.839 14; repealed by 1987 c.373 85]
- 656.622 Reemployment Assistance Program; claim data not to be used for insurance rating; rules.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.624 [Formerly 656.584; 1983 c.740 244; repealed by 1987 c.250 1]
- 656.625 Reopened Claims Program; rules.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.628 Workers with Disabilities Program; use of funds; conditions and limitations; rules.
- 656.630 Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology funding; report of activities.
- 656.632 Industrial Accident Fund.
- Note: The amendments to 656.632 by section 13, chapter 781, Oregon Laws 2003, become operative January 2, 2014. See section 14, chapter 781, Oregon Laws 2003, as amended by section 4, chapter 574, Oregon Laws 2007. The text that is operative on and after January 2, 2014, is set forth for the user s convenience.
- 656.632. (1) The Industrial Accident Fund is continued. This fund shall be held by the State Treasurer and by the State Treasurer deposited in such banks as are authorized to receive deposits of general funds of the state. (2) All moneys received by the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation under this chapter, shall be paid forthwith to the State Treasurer and shall become a part of the Industrial Accident Fund. However, any assessments collected for the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services under this chapter and deposited in the Industrial Accident Fund may thereafter be transferred to the director and deposited in the Consumer and Business Services Fund. (3) All payments authorized to be made by the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation by this chapter, including all salaries, clerk hire and all other expenses, shall be made from the Industrial Accident Fund.
- 656.634 Trust fund status of Industrial Accident Fund.
- 656.635 Reserve accounts in Industrial Accident Fund.
- 656.636 Reserves in Industrial Accident Fund for awards for permanent disability or death.
- 656.637 [1979 c.334 2; 1983 c.391 3; repealed by 1985 c.739 3]
- 656.638 [Formerly 656.460; 1969 c.536 4; 1971 c.768 5; 1977 c.804 22; repealed by 1981 c.854 1]
- 656.640 Creation of reserves.
- 656.642 Emergency Fund.
- 656.644 Petty cash funds.
- 656.646 [Formerly 656.558; repealed by 1981 c.876 1]
- 656.648 [1974 c.41 12; repealed by 1981 c.854 1 and 1981 c.876 1] ADMINISTRATION (General Provisions)
- 656.702 Disclosure of records of corporation, department and insurers.
- 656.704 Actions and orders regarding matters concerning claim and matters other than matters concerning claim; authority of director and board; administrative and judicial review; rules.
- 656.708 Hearings Division; duties.
- 656.709 Ombudsman for injured workers; ombudsman for small business; duties.
- 656.710 [1977 c.699 2; 1979 c.839 18; repealed by 1981 c.535 26]
- 656.712 Workers Compensation Board; members; qualifications; chairperson; confirmation; term; vacancies.
- 656.714 Removal of board member.
- 656.716 Board members not to engage in political or business activity that interferes with duties as board member; oath and bond required.
- 656.718 Chairperson; quorum; panels.
- 656.720 Prosecution and defense of actions by Attorney General and district attorneys.
- 656.722 Authority to employ subordinates.
- 656.724 Administrative Law Judges; appointment; qualifications; term; performance survey; removal procedure.
- 656.725 Duties and status of Administrative Law Judges.
- 656.726 Duties and powers to carry out workers compensation and occupational safety laws; rules.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.727 Rules for administration of benefit offset.
- 656.728 [Subsection (1) formerly 344.820; subsection (2) formerly 344.830; 1973 c.634 3; 1977 c.862 2; 1981 c.854 50; 1981 c.874 6; 1981 c.535 12; repealed by 1985 c.600 2]
- 656.729 [1981 c.723 2; repealed by 1985 c.770 5]
- 656.730 Assigned risk plan.
- 656.732 Power to compel obedience to subpoenas and punish for misconduct.
- 656.734 [Formerly 656.424; repealed by 1973 c.833 48]
- 656.735 Civil penalty for noncomplying employers; amount; liability of partners and of corporate and limited liability company officers; effect of final order; penalty as preferred claim; disposition of moneys collected.
- 656.740 Review of proposed order declaring noncomplying employer or nonsubjectivity determination; review of proposed assessment or civil penalty; insurer as party; hearing.
- 656.745 Civil penalty for inducing failure to report claims; failure to pay assessments; failure to comply with statutes, rules or orders; amount; procedure.
- 656.750 Civil penalty for failure to maintain records of compensation claims; amount; disposition of funds.
- 656.751 State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation created; board; members qualifications; terms; compensation; expenses; function; report.
- 656.752 State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation; purpose and functions.
- 656.753 State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation exempt from certain financial administration laws; contracts with state agencies for services.
- 656.754 Manager; appointment; functions.
- 656.756 [1965 c.285 56a; repealed by 1967 c.7 40]
- 656.758 Inspection of books, records and payrolls; statement of employment data; civil penalty for misrepresentation; failure to submit books for inspection and refusal to keep correct payroll.
- 656.760 [1983 c.412 3; renumbered 656.776 in 2001]
- 656.772 Annual audit of State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation by Secretary of State; scope of review; report of audit.
- Note: 656.772 and 656.774 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 656 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
- 656.774 Annual report by State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation to Secretary of State; contents.
- Note: See note under 656.772.
- 656.776 Notice to Secretary of State regarding action on audit report.
- 656.780 Certification and training of claims examiners; records of certification and training of examiners; department inspection of records; penalties; rules.
- Note: See notes under 656.202. (Reinsurance Program for Medical Professional Liability Insurance)
- Note: Sections 1 to 8, 10, 11 and 14, chapter 781, Oregon Laws 2003, provide:
- Sec. 1.
- Sec. 2.
- Sec. 3.
- Sec. 4.
- Sec. 5.
- Sec. 6.
- Sec. 7.
- Sec. 8.
- Sec. 10.
- Sec. 11.
- Sec. 14.
- 656.790 Workers Compensation Management-Labor Advisory Committee; membership; duties; expenses.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.792 [1965 c.285 29; 1969 c.314 69; repealed by 1969 c.448 3]
- 656.794 Advisory committee on medical care; rules.
- 656.795 Informational materials for nurse practitioners.
- Note: 656.795 to 656.798 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 656 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
- 656.796 [1981 c.535 50; repealed by 1997 c.82 11]
- 656.797 Certification by nurse practitioner of review of required materials.
- Note: See note under 656.795.
- 656.798 Duty of insurer, self-insured employer and self-insured employer group to provide information to director.
- Note: See note under 656.795.
- 656.799 Informational materials for other health care professionals; certification of review of materials.
- 656.802 Occupational disease; mental disorder; proof.
- 656.804 Occupational disease as an injury under Workers Compensation Law.
- Note: See notes under 656.202.
- 656.806 [Repealed by 2005 c.221 4]
- 656.807 Time for filing of claims for occupational disease; procedure.
- 656.808 [Amended by 1957 c.559 2; 1965 c.285 88; repealed by 1973 c.543 4]
- 656.810 [Amended by 1959 c.351 3; 1965 c.285 89; repealed by 1973 c.543 4]
- 656.812 [Amended by 1959 c.351 4; repealed by 1973 c.543 4]
- 656.814 [Amended by 1965 c.285 90; repealed by 1973 c.543 4]
- 656.816 [Amended by 1959 c.351 5; 1965 c.285 91; repealed by 1973 c.543 4]
- 656.818 [Amended by 1959 c.351 6; 1965 c.285 92; repealed by 1973 c.543 4]
- 656.820 [Repealed by 1973 c.543 4]
- 656.822 [Amended by 1965 c.285 92a; repealed by 1973 c.543 4]
- 656.824 [Repealed by 1981 c.854 1] WORKER LEASING COMPANIES
- 656.850 License; compliance with workers compensation and safety laws.
- 656.855 Licensing system for worker leasing companies; rules; dedication of moneys received.
- 656.990 Penalties.
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