Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2026
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656.001Short 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1957 c.718 §1; 1959 c.448 §1; 1965 c.285 §4; 1967 c.341 §2; 1969 c.125 §1; 1969 c.247 §1; 1973 c.497 §1; 1973 c.620 §1; repealed by 1975 c.556 §1 (656.003 and 656.005 enacted in lieu of 656.002)] 656.003Application of definitions to construction of chapter 656.004[Repealed by 1981 c.535 §28 (656.012 enacted in lieu of 656.004)] 656.005Definitions 656.006Effect on employers’ liability law 656.008Extension of laws relating to workers’ compensation to federal lands and projects within state 656.010Treatment by spiritual means 656.012Findings and policy 656.016[1965 c.285 §5; 1967 c.341 §3; repealed by 1975 c.556 §20 (656.017 enacted in lieu of 656.016)] 656.017Employer required to pay compensation and perform other duties; state not authorized to be direct responsibility employer 656.018Effect of providing coverage; exclusive remedy 656.019Civil negligence action for claim denied on basis of failure to meet major contributing cause standard; statute of limitations 656.020Damage actions by workers against noncomplying employers; defenses outlawed 656.021Coverage exception for laborers under contracts with construction and landscape contractor licensees 656.022[Repealed by 1965 c.285 §95] 656.023Who are subject employers 656.024[Amended by 1959 c.448 §2; repealed by 1965 c.285 §95] 656.025Individuals engaged in commuter ridesharing not subject workers; conditions 656.026[Amended by 1957 c.440 §1; 1959 c.448 §3; repealed by 1965 c.285 §95] 656.027Who are subject workers 656.028[Amended by 1959 c.448 §4; repealed by 1965 c.285 §95] 656.029Obligation of person awarding contract to provide coverage for workers under contract; exceptions; effect of failure to provide coverage 656.030[Repealed by 1959 c.448 §14] 656.031Coverage for municipal volunteer personnel 656.032[Amended by 1959 c.451 §1; repealed by 1965 c.285 §95] 656.033Coverage for participants in work experience or school directed professional training programs 656.034[Amended by 1959 c.441 §1; 1959 c.448 §5; repealed by 1965 c.285 §95] 656.035Status of workers in separate occupations of employer 656.036[Amended by 1957 c.441 §2; 1959 c.448 §6; repealed by 1965 c.285 §95] 656.037Exemption from coverage for persons engaged in certain real estate activities 656.038[Repealed by 1965 c.285 §95] 656.039Election of coverage for workers not subject to law; procedure; cancellation; election of coverage for home care workers and personal support workers 656.040[Amended by 1959 c.448 §7; repealed by 1965 c.285 §95] 656.041City or county may elect to provide coverage for adults in custody 656.042[Amended by 1959 c.448 §8; repealed by 1965 c.285 §95] 656.043Governmental agency paying wages responsible for providing coverage 656.044State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation may insure liability under Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act; procedure; cancellation 656.046Coverage of persons in college work experience and professional education programs 656.047Oregon Health Authority obligation to provide coverage for volunteer health care providers and support and administrative personnel 656.052Prohibition against employment without coverage; proposed order declaring noncomplying employer; effect of failure to comply 656.054Claim of injured worker of noncomplying employer; procedure for disputing acceptance of claim; recovery of costs from noncomplying employer; restrictions 656.056Subject employers must post notice of manner of compliance 656.070Definitions for ORS 656.027, 656.070 and 656.075 656.075Exemption 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] 656.126Coverage 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 656.128Sole 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] 656.132Coverage of minors 656.135Coverage of deaf school work experience trainees 656.138Coverage of apprentices, trainees participating in related instruction classes 656.140Coverage of persons operating equipment for hire 656.152[Amended by 1957 c.718 §2; repealed by 1965 c.285 §95] 656.154Injury due to negligence or wrong of a person not in the same employ as injured worker; remedy against such person 656.156Intentional injuries 656.160Effect of incarceration on receipt of compensation 656.170Validity of provisions of certain collective bargaining agreements; alternative dispute resolution systems; exclusive medical service provider lists; authority of director 656.172Applicability of and criteria for establishing program under ORS 656.170 656.174Rules 656.202Compensation payable to subject worker in accordance with law in effect at time of injury; exceptions; notice regarding payment 656.204Death 656.206Permanent total disability 656.207[1959 c.589 §2; repealed by 1965 c.285 §95] 656.208Death during permanent total disability 656.209Offsetting permanent total disability benefits against Social Security benefits 656.210Temporary total disability; payment during medical treatment; employer election to pay supplemental benefits; rules 656.211“Average weekly wage” defined 656.212Temporary partial disability 656.214Permanent partial disability 656.215[1987 c.884 §36b; 1990 c.2 §8; repealed by 1991 c.745 §3] 656.216Permanent partial disability; method of payment; effect of prior receipt of temporary disability payments 656.218Continuance 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] 656.222Compensation for additional accident 656.224[Amended by 1953 c.674 §13; repealed by 1959 c.517 §5] 656.225Compensability of certain preexisting conditions 656.226Cohabitants entitled to compensation 656.228Payments directly to beneficiary or custodian 656.230Lump sum award payments 656.232Payments to noncitizens residing outside of United States 656.234Compensation not assignable nor to pass by operation of law; certain benefits subject to support obligations 656.236Compromise 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 656.240Deduction 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] 656.245Medical 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 656.246[Repealed by 1965 c.285 §95] 656.247Payment 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 656.248Medical service fee schedules; basis of fees; application to service provided by managed care organization; resolution of fee disputes; rules 656.250Limitation on compensability of physical therapist services 656.252Medical 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 656.254Medical report forms; penalties and other sanctions; procedure for declaring health care practitioner ineligible for workers’ compensation reimbursement 656.256Considerations for rules regarding certain rural hospitals 656.258Vocational assistance service payments 656.260Certification 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 656.262Processing 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 656.263To whom notices sent under ORS 656.262, 656.265, 656.268 to 656.289, 656.295 to 656.325 and 656.382 to 656.388 656.264Compensable injury, denied claim and other reports 656.265Notice of accident from worker 656.266Burden of proving compensability and nature and extent of disability 656.267Claims for new and omitted medical conditions 656.268Claim 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 656.270[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] 656.273Aggravation 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] 656.277Request for reclassification of nondisabling claim; nondisabling claim procedure; attorney fees 656.278Board has continuing authority to alter earlier action on claim; limitations 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] 656.283Hearing rights and procedure; rules; impeachment evidence; use of standards for evaluation of disability 656.284[Amended by 1953 c.671 §2; 1955 c.718 §2; 1959 c.450 §4; repealed by 1965 c.285 §95] 656.285Protection of witnesses at hearings 656.287Use 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] 656.289Orders 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] 656.291Expedited 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] 656.295Board review of Administrative Law Judge orders; application of standards for evaluation of disability 656.298Judicial review of board orders; settlement during pendency of petition for review 656.301[Formerly 656.292; repealed by 1977 c.804 §55] 656.304When acceptance of compensation precludes hearing 656.307Determination of issues regarding responsibility for compensation payment; mediation or arbitration procedure; rules 656.308Responsibility 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 656.310Presumption 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] 656.313Stay of compensation pending request for hearing or review; procedure for denial of claim for medical services; reimbursement 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] 656.319Time within which hearing must be requested 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] 656.325Required 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 656.326[Amended by 1965 c.285 §51; renumbered 656.597] 656.327Review of medical treatment of worker; findings; review; costs 656.328List 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] 656.331Contact, 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] 656.340Vocational assistance procedure; eligibility criteria; service providers; resolution of vocational assistance disputes; rules 656.360Confidentiality of worker medical and vocational claim records 656.362Liability for disclosure of worker medical and vocational claim records 656.382Penalties and attorney fees payable by insurer or employer in processing claim 656.383Attorney fees in cases prior to decision or after request for hearing 656.384[Formerly 656.582; 1977 c.290 §4; 1977 c.804 §13; repealed by 1987 c.250 §1] 656.385Attorney fees in cases regarding certain medical service or vocational rehabilitation matters; rules; limitation; penalties 656.386Recovery of attorney fees, expenses and costs in appeal on denied claim; attorney fees in other cases 656.388Approval of attorney fees required; lien for fees; fee schedule; adjustment; report of legal service costs 656.390Frivolous 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] 656.403Obligations 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] 656.407Qualifications of insured employers 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] 656.419Workers’ 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] 656.423Cancellation 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] 656.427Termination of workers’ compensation insurance contract or surety bond liability by insurer 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] 656.430Certification 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] 656.434Certification effective until canceled or revoked; revocation of certificate 656.440Notice of certificate revocation; appeal; effective date 656.441Advancement of funds from Workers’ Benefit Fund for compensation due workers insured by certain decertified self-insured employer groups 656.442[1967 c.341 §7; repealed by 1975 c.556 §54] 656.443Procedure upon default by employer or self-insured employer group; rules 656.444[1967 c.341 §9; repealed by 1975 c.556 §54] 656.445Advancement 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] 656.447Sanctions 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] 656.455Self-insured employers to process claims and make records available at authorized locations; disposal of records; expenses for out-of-state audits; 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] 656.502“Fiscal year” defined 656.504Rates, charges, fees and reports by employers insured by State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation 656.505Estimate of payroll when employer fails to file payroll report; demand for and recovery of premiums and assessments 656.506Assessments for programs; setting assessment amount; determination by director of benefit level 656.507[1953 c.679 §1; 1959 c.450 §7; repealed by 1965 c.285 §95] 656.508Authority 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] 656.526Distribution 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] 656.536Premium 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] 656.552Deposit of cash, bond or letter of credit to secure payment of employer’s premiums 656.554Injunction against employer failing to comply with deposit requirements 656.556Liability of person letting a contract for amounts due from contractor 656.558[Amended by 1965 c.285 §66a; renumbered 656.646] 656.560Default in payment of premiums, fees, assessments or deposit; remedies 656.562Moneys due Industrial Accident Fund as preferred claims; moneys due department as taxes due state 656.564Lien for amounts due from employer on real property, improvements and equipment on or with which labor is performed by workers of employer 656.566Lien on property of employer for amounts due 656.576“Paying agency” defined 656.578Workers’ election whether to sue third person or noncomplying employer for damages 656.580Payment of compensation notwithstanding cause of action for damages; lien on cause of action for compensation paid 656.582[Renumbered 656.384] 656.583Paying agency may compel election and prompt action 656.584[Amended by 1965 c.285 §68d; renumbered 656.624] 656.586[Renumbered 656.720] 656.587Paying 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] 656.591Election not to bring action operates as assignment of cause of action; repayments to department by paying agency 656.593Procedure when worker or beneficiary elects to bring action; release of liability and lien of paying agency in certain cases 656.595Precedence of cause of action; compensation paid or payable not to be an issue 656.596Damage recovery as offset against compensation; recovery procedure; notice to paying agency 656.597[Formerly 656.326; repealed by 1971 c.70 §2] 656.602Disbursement procedures 656.604[Formerly 656.474; repealed by 1987 c.373 §85] 656.605Workers’ Benefit Fund; uses and limitations 656.612Assessments for department activities; amount; collection procedure 656.614Self-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] 656.622Reemployment Assistance Program; claim data not to be used for insurance rating; rules 656.624[Formerly 656.584; 1983 c.740 §244; repealed by 1987 c.250 §1] 656.625Reopened Claims Program; rules 656.628Workers with Disabilities Program; use of funds; conditions and limitations; rules 656.630Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences funding; report of activities 656.632Industrial Accident Fund 656.634Trust fund status of Industrial Accident Fund 656.635Reserve accounts in Industrial Accident Fund 656.636Reserves 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] 656.640Creation of reserves 656.642Emergency Fund 656.644Petty 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] 656.702Disclosure of records of corporation, department and insurers 656.704Actions and orders regarding matters concerning claim and matters other than matters concerning claim; authority of director and board; administrative and judicial review; rules 656.708Hearings Division; duties 656.709Ombudsman for injured workers; ombudsman for small business; duties 656.710[1977 c.699 §2; 1979 c.839 §18; repealed by 1981 c.535 §26] 656.712Workers’ Compensation Board; members; qualifications; chairperson; confirmation; term; vacancies 656.714Removal of board member 656.716Board members not to engage in political or business activity that interferes with duties as board member; oath and bond required 656.718Chairperson; quorum; panels 656.720Prosecution and defense of actions by Attorney General and district attorneys 656.722Authority to employ subordinates 656.724Administrative Law Judges; appointment; qualifications; term; performance survey; removal procedure 656.725Duties and status of Administrative Law Judges 656.726Duties and powers to carry out workers’ compensation and occupational safety laws; rules 656.727Rules 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] 656.730Assigned risk plan 656.732Power to compel obedience to subpoenas and punish for misconduct 656.734[Formerly 656.424; repealed by 1973 c.833 §48] 656.735Civil 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 656.740Review of proposed order declaring noncomplying employer or nonsubjectivity determination; review of proposed assessment or civil penalty; insurer as party; hearing 656.745Civil 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 656.750[1975 c.585 §9; 1983 c.696 §24; 1987 c.233 §3; 1987 c.884 §60; 1991 c.640 §3; 2003 c.170 §14; repealed by 2021 c.21 §4] 656.751State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation created; board; members’ qualifications; terms; compensation; expenses; function; report 656.752State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation; purpose and functions 656.753State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation exempt from certain financial administration laws; contracts with state agencies for services 656.754Manager; appointment; functions 656.756[1965 c.285 §56a; repealed by 1967 c.7 §40] 656.758Inspection 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] 656.772Annual audit of State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation by Secretary of State; scope of review; report of audit 656.774Annual report by State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation to Secretary of State; contents 656.776Notice to Secretary of State regarding action on audit report 656.780Certification and training of claims examiners; records of certification and training of examiners; department inspection of records; penalties; rules 656.790Workers’ Compensation Management-Labor Advisory Committee; membership; duties; expenses 656.792[1965 c.285 §29; 1969 c.314 §69; repealed by 1969 c.448 §3] 656.794Advisory committee on medical care; rules 656.795Informational materials for nurse practitioners 656.796[1981 c.535 §50; repealed by 1997 c.82 §11] 656.797Certification by nurse practitioner of review of required materials 656.798Duty of insurer, self-insured employer and self-insured employer group to provide information to director 656.799Informational materials for other health care professionals; certification of review of materials 656.802Occupational disease; mental disorder; presumptions as to stress disorders; proof 656.804Occupational disease as an injury under Workers’ Compensation Law 656.806[Repealed by 2005 c.221 §4] 656.807Time 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] 656.849Definitions for PEOs 656.850License; compliance with workers’ compensation and safety laws 656.855Licensing system for worker leasing companies; rules; fees; dedication of moneys received 656.990Penalties

Chapter 656 — Workers’ Compensation

ORS 656.709 Ombudsman for injured workers; ombudsman for small business; duties

(1)(a)

The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, with the concurrence of the Governor, shall appoint an ombudsman for injured workers. The ombudsman is under the supervision and control of the director and, with the concurrence of the Governor, the director may terminate the ombudsman.

(b)

The ombudsman for injured workers shall:

(A)

Act as an advocate for injured workers by accepting, investigating and attempting to resolve complaints concerning matters related to workers’ compensation;

(B)

Provide information to injured workers to enable them to protect their rights in the workers’ compensation system; and

(C)

Report to the Governor in writing at least once each quarter. A report shall include a summary of the services that the ombudsman provided during the quarter and the ombudsman’s recommendations for improving ombudsman services and for protecting workers’ rights in the workers’ compensation system.

(2)(a)

The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, with the concurrence of the Governor, shall appoint an ombudsman for small business. The ombudsman is under the supervision and control of the director and, with the concurrence of the Governor, the director may terminate the ombudsman.

(b)

The ombudsman for small business shall:

(A)

Provide information and assistance to small businesses with regard to workers’ compensation insurance and claims processing matters; and

(B)

Report to the Governor in writing at least once each quarter. A report shall include a summary of the services that the ombudsman provided during the quarter and the ombudsman’s recommendations for improving ombudsman services and for providing information and assistance to small businesses with regard to workers’ compensation insurance and claims processing matters.

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