Oregon Code — 656
Browse 200 sections in division 656 of the Oregon code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 656.001. Short title
- § 656.003. Application of definitions to construction of chapter
- § 656.005. Definitions
- § 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
- § 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
- § 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. Coverage exception for laborers under contracts with construction and landscape contractor licensees
- § 656.023. Who are subject employers
- § 656.025. Individuals engaged in commuter ridesharing not subject workers; conditions
- § 656.027. Who are subject workers
- § 656.029. Obligation of person awarding contract to provide coverage for workers under contract; exceptions; effect of failure to provide coverage
- § 656.031. Coverage for municipal volunteer personnel
- § 656.033. Coverage for participants in work experience or school directed professional training programs
- § 656.035. Status of workers in separate occupations of employer
- § 656.037. Exemption from coverage for persons engaged in certain real estate activities
- § 656.039. Election of coverage for workers not subject to law; procedure; cancellation; election of coverage for home care workers and personal support workers
- § 656.041. City or county may elect to provide coverage for adults in custody
- § 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
- § 656.047. Oregon Health Authority obligation to provide coverage for volunteer health care providers and support and administrative personnel
- § 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
- § 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
- § 656.126. 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
- § 656.132. 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
- § 656.154. 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
- § 656.204. Death
- § 656.206. Permanent total disability
- § 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; employer election to pay supplemental benefits; rules
- § 656.211. Average weekly wage defined
- § 656.212. Temporary partial disability
- § 656.214. Permanent partial disability
- § 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
- § 656.222. Compensation for additional accident
- § 656.225. Compensability of certain preexisting conditions
- § 656.226. Cohabitants entitled to compensation
- § 656.228. Payments directly to beneficiary or custodian
- § 656.230. Lump sum award payments
- § 656.232. Payments to noncitizens 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
- § 656.245. Medical services to be provided; worker choice of provider; restrictions on providers outside managed care organizations; director exclusion of medical treatments; when workers to receive services as prescribed in managed care organization contract; provision of services by nurse practitioners and physician associates; administrative review of disapproved claims; rules
- § 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
- § 656.248. Medical service fee schedules; basis of fees; application to service provided by managed care organization; resolution of fee disputes; rules
- § 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; penalties and other 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; required findings; denial or termination of provider authorization; scope of director s review; confidentiality of certain information; immunity from liability; rules; medical service dispute resolution; penalties
- § 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
- § 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
- § 656.267. Claims for new and omitted medical conditions
- § 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
- § 656.273. Aggravation for worsened conditions; procedure; limitations; additional compensation
- § 656.277. Request for reclassification of nondisabling claim; nondisabling claim procedure; attorney fees
- § 656.278. Board has continuing authority to alter earlier action on claim; limitations
- § 656.283. Hearing rights and procedure; rules; impeachment evidence; use of standards for evaluation of disability
- § 656.285. Protection of witnesses at hearings
- § 656.287. Use of vocational reports in determining loss of earning capacity at hearing; rules
- § 656.289. Orders of Administrative Law Judge; review; disposition of claim when compensability disputed; approval of director required for reimbursement of certain expenditures
- § 656.291. Expedited Claim Service; jurisdiction; procedure; representation; rules
- § 656.295. Board review of Administrative Law Judge orders; application of standards for evaluation of disability
- § 656.298. Judicial review of board orders; settlement during pendency of petition for review
- § 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
- § 656.310. Presumption concerning notice of injury and self-inflicted injuries; reports as evidence
- § 656.313. Stay of compensation pending request for hearing or review; procedure for denial of claim for medical services; reimbursement
- § 656.319. Time within which hearing must be requested
- § 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
- § 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
- § 656.331. Contact, medical examination of worker represented by attorney prohibited without written notice; rules
- § 656.340. Vocational assistance procedure; eligibility criteria; service providers; resolution of vocational assistance disputes; rules
- § 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
- § 656.383. Attorney fees in cases prior to decision or after request for hearing
- § 656.385. Attorney fees in cases regarding certain medical service or vocational rehabilitation matters; rules; limitation; penalties
- § 656.386. Recovery of attorney fees, expenses and costs in appeal on denied claim; attorney fees in other cases
- § 656.388. Approval of attorney fees required; lien for fees; fee schedule; adjustment; report of legal service costs
- § 656.390. Frivolous appeals, hearing requests or motions; expenses and attorney fee\
- § 656.403. Obligations of self-insured employer
- § 656.407. Qualifications of insured employers
- § 656.419. Workers compensation insurance contracts
- § 656.423. Cancellation of coverage by employer; notice required
- § 656.427. Termination of workers compensation insurance contract or surety bond liability by insurer
- § 656.430. Certification of self-insured employer; employer groups; insurance policy requirements; revocation of certification; rules
- § 656.434. Certification effective until canceled or revoked; revocation of certificate
- § 656.440. Notice of certificate revocation; appeal; effective date
- § 656.441. Advancement of funds from Workers Benefit Fund for compensation due workers insured by certain decertified self-insured employer groups
- § 656.443. Procedure upon default by employer or self-insured employer group; rules
- § 656.445. Advancement of funds from Workers Benefit Fund for compensation due workers insured by insurer in default; limitations; rules
- § 656.447. Sanctions against insurer for failure to comply with contracts, orders or rules
- § 656.455. Self-insured employers to process claims and make records available at authorized locations; disposal of records; expenses for out-of-state audits; rules
- § 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
- § 656.508. Authority to fix premium rates for employers
- § 656.526. Distribution of dividends from surplus in Industrial Accident Fund
- § 656.536. Premium charges for coverage of reforestation cooperative workers based on prevailing wage; manner of determining prevailing wage
- § 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
- § 656.560. 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
- § 656.583. Paying agency may compel election and prompt action
- § 656.587. Paying agency must join in any compromise
- § 656.591. Election not to bring action operates as assignment of cause of action; repayments to department by paying agency
- § 656.593. Procedure when worker or beneficiary elects to bring action; release of liability and lien of paying agency in certain cases
- § 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 agency
- § 656.602. Disbursement procedures
- § 656.605. Workers Benefit Fund; uses and limitations
- § 656.612. Assessments for department activities; amount; collection procedure
- § 656.614. Self-Insured Employer Adjustment Reserve; Self-Insured Employer Group Adjustment Reserve
- § 656.622. Reemployment Assistance Program; claim data not to be used for insurance rating; rules
- § 656.625. Reopened Claims Program; rules
- § 656.628. Workers with Disabilities Program; use of funds; conditions and limitations; rules
- § 656.630. Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences funding; report of activities
- § 656.632. 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
- § 656.640. Creation of reserves
- § 656.642. Emergency Fund
- § 656.644. Petty cash funds
- § 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
- § 656.712. 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
- § 656.727. Rules for administration of benefit offset
- § 656.730. Assigned risk plan
- § 656.732. Power to compel obedience to subpoenas and punish for misconduct
- § 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; limits on penalty amounts; failure to pay assessments; failure to comply with statutes, rules or orders; amount; procedure
- § 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
- § 656.758. 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
- § 656.772. Annual audit of State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation by Secretary of State; scope of review; report of audit
- § 656.774. Annual report by State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation to Secretary of State; contents
- § 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
- § 656.790. Workers Compensation Management-Labor Advisory Committee; membership; duties; expenses
- § 656.794. Advisory committee on medical care; rules
- § 656.795. Informational materials for nurse practitioners
- § 656.797. Certification by nurse practitioner of review of required materials
- § 656.798. Duty of insurer, self-insured employer and self-insured employer group to provide information to director
- § 656.799. Informational materials for other health care professionals; certification of review of materials
- § 656.802. Occupational disease; mental disorder; presumptions as to stress disorders; proof
- § 656.804. Occupational disease as an injury under Workers Compensation Law
- § 656.807. Time for filing of claims for occupational disease; procedure
- § 656.849. Definitions for PEOs
- § 656.850. License; compliance with workers compensation and safety laws
- § 656.855. Licensing system for worker leasing companies; rules; fees; dedication of moneys received
- § 656.990. Penalties