2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 14, Chapters 645 - 669
ORS Chapter 656
656.807 Time for filing of claims for occupational disease; procedure.
(1) All occupational disease claims shall be void unless a claim is filed with the insurer or self-insured employer by whichever is the later of the following dates:
(a) One year from the date the worker first discovered, or in the exercise of reasonable care should have discovered, the occupational disease; or
(b) One year from the date the claimant becomes disabled or is informed by a physician that the claimant is suffering from an occupational disease.
(2) If the occupational disease results in death, a claim may be filed within one year from the date that the worker s beneficiary first discovered, or in the exercise of reasonable care should have discovered, that the cause of the worker s death was due to an occupational disease.
(3) The procedure for processing occupational disease claims shall be the same as provided for accidental injuries under this chapter. [Amended by 1953 c.440 2; 1959 c.351 2; 1965 c.285 87a; 1973 c.543 3; 1981 c.535 47; 1981 c.854 55; 1985 c.212 10; 1987 c.713 6]
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