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2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 14, Chapters 645 - 669
ORS Chapter 656
656.331 Contact, medical examination of worker represented by attorney prohibited without written notice; rules.

Universal Citation:
OR Rev Stat § 656.331 (through Leg Sess 2011)
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(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if an injured worker is represented by an attorney and the attorney has given written notice of such representation:

(a) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, the insurer or self-insured employer shall not request the worker to submit to an independent medical examination without giving prior or simultaneous written notice to the worker s attorney.

(b) An insurer or self-insured employer shall not contact the worker without giving prior or simultaneous written notice to the worker s attorney if the contact affects the denial, reduction or termination of the worker s benefits.

(2) The director shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the provisions of subsection (1)(b) of this section. [1985 c.706 8]

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