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Oregon Workers' Compensation Information

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Please Note: for Claims assistance or questions about coverage and exemptions You will need to call one of the numbers listed below.

Also be aware that the Workers' Compensation Assistance Offices in different states may go by different names such as "Industrial Accidents".
These are the only numbers that we are aware of and have available for Oregon Workers' Compensation.


Oregon Workers' Compensation Telephone Directory


Workers' Compensation Division: 503-947-7585

Workers' Compensation Division - Toll Free: 800-452-0288

Workers' Compensation Employer Compliance: 888-877-5670

Workers' Compensation Appellate Review: 503-947-7817

Re-Employment Assistance - Toll Free: 800-445-3948

Re-Employment Assistance : 503-947-7588

Vocational Assistance Disputes - Salem: 503-947-7812

Vocational Assistance Disputes - Medford: 541-776-6032

Ombudsman for Injured Workers Toll Free: 800-927-1271

Small Business Ombudsman: 503-378-4209

Managed Care Organizations - (MCO) - Workers Questions: 503-947-7840

Managed Care Organizations - (MCO) - Workers questions - Toll Fee & Email: 800-452-0288

Managed Care Organizations - MCO) - Providers Questions: 503-947-7606

Managed Care Organizations - (MCO) - Providers Questions - Toll Free & Email: 855-350-4636

Independent Medical Exam (IME) Questions: 503-947-7537

WC Division - Self-Insurance: 503-947-7815

WC Division - Self-Insurance - Toll Free & Email Address: 888-877-5670

Fraud - WC Performance Section: 503-947-7810

WC Division - Filing Claims: 503-947-7840

WC Division - Filing Claims - Toll Free: 800-452-0288

Appellate Review Unit: 503-947-7816

Appellate Review Unit - Toll Free: 800-452-0288

Workers' Benefit Fund - phone & Email Address: 503-378-2372

Re-Employment Assistance : 503-947-7588

Re-Employment Assistance - Toll Free: 800-445-3948

Vocational Assistance - Toll Free & Email Address: 800-452-0288

Preferred Worker Program (PWP) - Toll Free & Email Address: 800-452-0288

Employer at Injury Program (EAIP) - Toll Free & Email Address: 800-452-0288

Employer Compliance : 888-877-5670

Employer Coverage Search: 503-947-7814

Employer Compliance (Subjectivity, extraterritorial reciprocity): 503-947-7815

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI): 503-947-7742

Ombudsman for Injured Workers: 503-378-3351

Ombudsman Small Business: 503-378-4209

Medical Resolution: 503-947-7606

Insurer/Self Insured Reimbursement Programs: 503-947-7189

Self-Insured Employer Certification: 503-947-7057

Judicial Assistant to Administrative Law Judge Bruce Smith (Medford): 541-776-6217

Judicial Assistant to Administrative Law Judge Aliza Bethlamy (Portland): 971-673-0944

Judicial Assistant to Administrative Law Judge Elizabeth Fulsher (Portland): 971-673-0936

Judicial Assistant to Administrative Law Judge Jacqueline Jacobson (Portland): 971-673-0924

Judicial Assistant to Administrative Law Judge Mark Mills (Portland): 971-673-0941

Judicial Assistant to Administrative Law Judge Jenny Ogawa (Portland): 971-673-0941

Judicial Assistant to Administrative Law Judge Darren Otto (Portland): 971-673-0932

Judicial Assistant to Administrative Law Judge Jill Riechers (Portland): 971-673-0924

Judicial Assistant to Administrative Law Judge Nicholus Sencer (Portland): 971-673-0936

Judicial Assistant to Administrative Law Judge Holly Somers (Portland): 971-673-0944

Judicial Assistant to Administrative Law Judge Geoffrey Wren (Portland): 971-673-0944

Judicial Assistant to Administrative Law Judge Martha Brown (Salem): 503-934-0098

Judicial Assistant to Administrative Law Judge Joy Dougherty (Salem): 503-934-0104

Judicial Assistant to Administrative Law Judge Trish Fleischman (Salem): 503-934-0101

Judicial Assistant to Administrative Law Judge Halah Ilias - Salem: 503-934-0099

Judicial Assistant to Administrative Law Judge Monte Marshall: 503-934-0098

Judicial Assistant to Administrative Law Judge Greg Naugle (Salem): 503-934-0101

Judicial Assistant to Administrative Law Judge Kirk Spangler (Salem): 503-934-0099

Administrative Law Judge Office - Salem - Toll Free: 877-311-8061

Administrative Law Judge Office - Portland - Toll Free: 866-880-2078

Administrative Law Judge Office - Eugene: 541-686-7989

Administrative Law Judge Office Assistant - Eugene: 541-686-7841

Administrative Law Judge Office - Medford: 541-776-6217

Administrative Law Judge Office - Portland: 971-673-0900

Administrative Law Judge Office - Salem: 503-378-3308

Board Review (Salem): 503-373-1684

Filing New Req. - Salem: 503-373-1600

Board Review Line: 503-934-0103

Request for Hearing - Salem: 503-373-1600

Mediation Program Coordinator: 503-934-0104

OSHA - Toll Free Inside Oregon Only: 800-922-2689

Bulletins, Forms: 503-947-7623

Managed Care Organizations (MCO): 503-947-7650

Dept. Consumer Business Svcs. Director & Insurance Commissioner Andrew Stolfi: 503-378-4140

Insurance (State) Commissioner - Toll Free & Mailing Address: 888-877-4894

OSHA - Oregon State Plan applies to Public & Private Employees - Salem Office: 503-378-3272

Judicial Assistant to Administrative Law Judge Ian Brown (Portland): 971-673-0932

Public Records Request: 503-378-4100

Small Business Ombudsman for WC: 971-673-2895

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NOTICE

Starting Aug. 1, 2017, all insurer-prepared Forms 801 and 1502 received will be reviewed for required information. Any insurer-prepared Form 801 or 1502 that is missing required information or is illegible, will be rejected by the division and returned to the claim processor by mail within 24 hours.

Rejected forms are considered not filed. The division will attach a checklist to each returned form stating the reason for rejection.

Rejected forms will be mailed to the same address that is used for Insurer Delinquency Reports. The division expects claim processors to review these rejected forms in a timely manner, make corrections, and resubmit complete documents as soon as possible to comply with OAR 436-060-0011.

Delay in correcting and resubmitting rejected documents could impact the insurer's performance at audit and may result in civil penalties under OAR 436-060-0200(3) and (8).

(801) Report of Injury or Illness 1/21
(801s) Report of Injury or Illness (Spanish) 1/21
(158) Corrections and Changes Notification 12/13
(824) Surety Bond 1/17
(827) Worker's and Health Care Provider's Report for Workers' Compensation Claims 1/21
(827s) Worker's and Health Care Provider's Report for Workers' Compensation Claims (Spanish) 1/21
(900.21.xls) Workers' Compensation Payroll and Assessment Quarterly Report Retrospective Rating Plan (Effective 7/1/21- 6/30/22) 5/21
(900.22.xlxs) Workers' Compensation Payroll And Assessment Quarterly Report Retrospective Rating Plan (Effective 7/1/22 - 6/30/23) 5/22
(910.xls) Premium Assessment Report 3/22
(937.21.xls) Workers' Compensation Payroll and Assessment Quarterly Report Normal Plan(Effective 7/1/21 - 6/30/22) 5/21
(937.22.xlxs) Workers Compensation Payroll and Assessment Quarterly Report Normal Plan (Effective 7/1/22 - 6/30/23) 5/22
(1081) Return To Work Plan - Training 5/22
(1083) Return To Work Plan - Direct Employment 5/22
(1174) Application for Approval of Lump-sum Payment of Award 1/08
(1352) Insurer's Notification of Business in Oregon 2/18
(1502) Insurer's Report 4/20
(1503) Insurer Notice of Closure Summary 1/10
(1614) Report of Gross Annual Income 1/08
(1644) Notice of Closure 5/15
(1644s) Notice of Closure (Spanish) 5/15
(1644c) Correcting Notice of Closure 5/15
(1644p) Notice of Closure, Permanent Total Disability Reduction 1/10
(1644r) Rescinding Notice of Closure 5/15
(1810) Surety Rider 1/17
(1865) Endorsement to Include Legal Entity in Self-Insured Certification 2/18
(1866) Group Self-Insured Indemnity Agreement 11/12
(1867) Application to Become a Self-Insured Employer Group: Private Employers 3/17
(1868) Application for Self Insurance 3/17
(1869) Endorsement to Self-Insured Group Application 3/17
(1880) Vocational Assistance Certification Program Individual Certification under OAR 436-120 2/18
(1966) Reopened Claims Reserve Reimbursement Request 2/16
(2066) Notice of Closure: Own Motion Claim 2/16
(2190) Preferred Worker Wage Subsidy Agreement 1/17
(2190s) Preferred Worker Wage Subsidy Agreement (Spanish) 1/17
(2223a) Worker Request for Reconsideration 11/15
(2223a-s) Worker Request for Reconsideration (Spanish) 11/15
(2223b) Insurer Request for Reconsideration 11/15
(2234) Oregon Defense Legal Costs Survey- Complete & File Online N/D
(2235) Workers' Compensation Flowchart 5/11
(2278C) Spinal (Cervical) Range of Motion 2/20
(2278L) Spinal (Lumbar) Range of Motion 2/20
(2278T) Spinal (Thoracic) Range of Motion 2/20
(2279) Range of Motion and Deformity/Deviation; Amputation and Sensation of the Upper Extremity 2/20
(2312) Visual Impairment 2/20
(2332) Request to Change Attending Physician or Authorized Nurse Practitioner 1/18
(2333) Insurer's Request for Director Approval of an Insurer Medical Examination 3/15
(2350) Preferred Worker Obtained Employment Purchase Agreement 1/17
(2350s) Preferred Worker Obtained Employment Purchase Agreement (Spanish) 1/17
(2360) Employer-at-Injury Program (EAIP) Reimbursement Request Form 1/22
(2465) Worker Leasing Notice to the Department of Consumer & Business Services 8/18
(2466) Application for Worker Leasing Company License 7/18
(2466a) Attachment A to Application for Worker Leasing Company License 6/16
(2466b) Attachment B to Application for Worker Leasing Company License 5/04
(2466c) Attachment C to Application for Worker Leasing Company License, Tax Information Authorization 1/18
(2476) Request for Release of Medical Records for Oregon Workers' Compensation Claim 3/12
(2476s) Request for Release of Medical Records for Oregon Workers' Compensation Claim (Spanish) 3/12
(2737) Notice of Intent to Form a Managed Care Organization 6/15
(2800) Vocational Closure Report 5/22
(2807) Insurer Notice of Closure Worksheet 1/10
(2807a) Insurer Notice of Closure Worksheet 1/10
(2808) Claim Reserve Worksheet 1/22
(2809.xls) Self-Insurer Report of Losses Experience Rating Period 1/22
(2810.xls) Self-insurer Report of Losses Non-Experience Rating Period 1/22
(2814) Authorization of Vocational Assistance Provider 3/13
(2839) Request for Hearing - Workers' Compensation Division 4/18
(2842) Request for Dispute Resolution Medical Issues and Medical Fees 12/15
(2842a) Medical Fee Dispute Resolution Request and Worksheet 12/15
(2882) Nurse Practitioner Statement 3/18
(2937.xls) Claims Reserved in Excess of Self-Insured Retention 1/22
(2943) Worker Request for Claim Classification Review 4/20
(2943s) Worker Request for Claim Classification Review (Spanish) 4/20
(2968) Preferred Worker Program Wage Subsidy Reimbursement Request 2/12
(3014) Preferred Worker Program Quarterly Claim Cost Reimbursement Request 1/17
(3014x) Preferred Worker Program Quarterly Claim Cost Reimbursement Request(Extra Page) 5/15
(3058) Notice to Worker 5/22
(3058s) Notice to Worker (Spanish) 5/22
(3088) Request for WCD claim file information 4/20
(3210) Workers" Compensation Medical Forms Order Form 3/12
(3227) Invasive Medical Procedure Authorization (English and Spanish) 10/15
(3228) Elective Surgery Notification 4/19
(3245) Return-to-Work Status 2/16
(3270) Endorsement to Worker Leasing Notice 8/18
(3271) Termination of Workers' Compensation Coverage to Client of Worker Leasing Company 8/18
(3285.xls) Request For Reimbursement from the Retroactive Program 9/17
(3293) Preferred Worker Program Obtained Employment Purchase Agreement Moving Assistance 1/17
(3501) Notice of Voluntary Reopening Own Motion Claim 2/16
(3504) Supplemental Disability Benefits Quarterly Reimbursement Request 11/09
(3529) Memorandum of Understanding 7/03
(3530) Supplemental Disability Election Notification 11/09
(3531) Physician Authorization Supplemental Disability 9/03
(3640a) Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit 8/06
(3648) Chiropractor's Statement of Certification 3/18
(3650) Physician Assistant's Statement of Certification 3/18
(3651) Naturopath's Statement of Certification 3/18
(3659) Fee Discount Agreement 12/08
(3921) Request for Reimbursement of Expenses 7/22
(3921s) Request for Reimbursement of Expenses (Spanish) 7/22
(3923) Important information about Independent Medical Exams-Includes Form 3923a,-IME Observer Form 11/17
(3923a) IME Observer Form 2/17
(4015) Medical Billing Data EDI Trading Partner Profile 10/13
(4025) Worker Requested Medical Exam Guide 3/17
(4023) Security Agreement and Notice to Intermediary 10/03
(4122) Preferred Worker Worksite Creation Agreement 1/17
(4619) Request for Approval of Training Program 11/16
(4821) Oregon Proof of Coverage EDI Insurer Profile 8/08
(4841) Lower Extremity Range of Motion 2/20
(4842) Shoulder Range of Motion 2/20
(4875) Preferred Worker Placement Assistance Agreement 2/17
(4903) Preferred Worker Job Offer Letter 1/17
(4909) Pharmaceutical Clinical Justifications for Workers' Compensation 4/14
(4929) Service Company's Notification of Business in Oregon 2/18
(4965) Exemption Provision Waiver 2/21
(4966) Indemnity Agreement by the Parent Corporation for Wholly Owned or Majority Owned Subsidiary 9/17
(4979) Proof of Coverage EDI Transmission Profile 4/15
(differed) Injured Worker/RepresentativeResponsible to Assist in Investigation; Suspension of Compensation and Notice to Worker 4/20
(5135) Preferred Worker Program Placement Payment Request 1/17
(5188) Insurer Contact Update 2/17
(injprac) Insanitary or Injurious Practices, Refusal of Treatment or Failure to Participate in Rehabilitation 4/20
(missime) Failure to Attend or to Cooperate with an IME 4/20
(cdaformat2) Claim Disposition Agreement 2020
(omrecommedation2006b) Carrier's Own Motion Recommendation 1/06
(postcardpac2) Claims Disposition Agreement (CDA) Postcard 1/08
(reqbdreview) Request for Board Review 4/06
(response) Response to Issues 5/16
(rights) Notice of Rights and Procedures in Contested Workers' Compensation Cases N/D
(rights-sp) Notice of Rights and Procedures in Contested Workers' Compensation Cases (Spanish) N/D
(costform) Cost Bill Form 1/08
(subpoena1) Subpoena to Compel Attendance and Testimony at Hearing 12/05
(subpoena2) Subpoena to Compel the Production of Documents or Objects other than Individually Identifiable Health Information 12/05
(subpoena3) Subpoena to Compel the Production ofIndividually Identifiable Health Information 12/05
(worseningscenarios) Worsened Condition Claims / Claim Processing Scenarios N/D
(5042) Claim Move Notice: Changing locations of processing or storing of claims 2/17
(2876) Understanding Claim Closure and Your Rights 1/18
(2876s) Understanding Claim Closure and Your Rights-Spanish Version 1/18
(5215) Service Company Contact Update 6/17
(5332) Notice to Beneficiary of Entitlement to Benefits 5/22
(5425) Elective Surgery Notification 4/19
(5377) Workers Compensation Multilingual Help Page 4/19
(5507) Workers have a right to file for workers compensation for COVID-19 11/20
(5507sp) Workers have a right to file for workers compensation for COVID-19-Spanish 11/20
(5512.xls) COVID-19 Claim Reporting for Experience Rating Exclusion 1/22
(5626.xlxs) Denied Claim Reporting for Experience Rating Exclusion 1/22
  • Oregon Rules
  • Oregon Statutes

OAR Chapter 436 Workers' Compensation Division (436-001-0003 through 436-170-0300)

DIVISION 001: ​Procedureal Rules,Attorney Fees, and General Provisions (436-001-0003 through 436-001-0500)


  • 436-001-0003 Applicability and Purpose of these Rules

  • 436-001-0004 Definitions

  • 436-001-0005 Model Rules of Procedure For Rulemaking

  • 436-001-0009 Notice of Division Rulemaking

  • 436-001-0019 Requests for Hearing

  • 436-001-0023 Other Filings and Submissions

  • 436-001-0027 Timeliness; Calculation of Time

  • 436-001-0030 Role of the Workers' Compensation Division

  • 436-001-0155 [Renumbered to 436-001-0019]

  • 436-001-0170 Duties and Powers of the Administrative Law Judge

  • 436-001-0225 Scope of Review/Limitations on the Record

  • 436-001-0240 Exhibits and Evidence

  • 436-001-0246 Proposed and Final Orders - Exceptions, Correction, Director Review

  • 436-001-0252 Stay of Director and Administrative Review

  • 436-001-0259 Ex Parte Communication

  • 436-001-0265 Attorney Fees (Renumbered to 436-001-0400 and 0410)

  • 436-001-0296 Settlements and Dismissals

  • 436-001-0400 General Provisions and Requirements for Attorney Fees Awarded by the Director

  • 436-001-0410 Attorney Fees Awarded under ORS 656.385(1)

  • 436-001-0420 Attorney Fees Awarded under ORS 656.262(11)

  • 436-001-0430 Attorney Fees Awarded under ORS 656.262(12)

  • 436-001-0435 Attorney Fees Awarded under ORS 656.277(1)

  • 436-001-0440 Time Within Which Attorney Fees Must Be Paid

  • 436-001-0500 Refund of Overpayments

  • 436-001-0600 Multilingual Help Page

  • 436-001-0610 Duty to Forward Misdirected Request

  • 436-001-0700 Access to Public Records and Workers’ Compensation Claim Records
  • DIVISION 008: Electronic Medical Billing (436-008-0001 through 436-008-0040)


  • 436-008-0001 Authority, Applicability, Purpose, and Administration of these Rules

  • 436-008-0004 Adoption of Standards

  • 436-008-0005 Definitions

  • 436-008-0010 Electronic Medical Bills

  • 436-008-0015 Electronic Medical Bill Attachments or Documentation

  • 436-008-0020 Electronic Medical Bill Acknowledgements

  • 436-008-0025 Electronic Medical Bill Payments

  • 436-008-0030 Electronic Remittance Advice; Explanation of Benefits

  • 436-008-0040 Assessment of Civil Penalties
  • DIVISION 009: Oregon Medical Fee and Payment Rules (436-009-0001 through 436-009-0040)


  • 436-009-0001 Administration of These Rules

  • 436-009-0004 Adoption of Standards.

  • 436-009-0005 Definitions

  • 436-009-0008 Request for Review before the Director

  • 436-009-0010 Medical Billing and Payment.

  • 436-009-0012 Telemedicine

  • 436-009-0018 Discounts and Contracts

  • 436-009-0020 Hospitals

  • 436-009-0023 Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC).

  • 436-009-0025 Worker Reimbursement

  • 436-009-0030 Insurer's Duties and Responsibilities

  • 436-009-0035 Interim Medical Benefits

  • 436-009-0040 Fee Schedule

  • 436-009-0060 Oregon Specific Codes

  • 436-009-0080 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS).

  • 436-009-0090 Pharmaceutical

  • 436-009-0110 Interpreters

  • 436-009-0998 Sanctions and Civil Penalties
  • DIVISION 010: Medical Services (436-010-0001 through 436-010-0340)


  • 436-010-0001 Purpose and Applicability of These Rules

  • 436-010-0005 Definitions

  • 436-010-0006 Administration of Rules [Repealed/combined with rule 0001]

  • 436-010-0008 Request for Review before the Director

  • 436-010-0200 Medical Advisory Committee

  • 436-010-0210 Attending Physician, Authorized Nurse Practitioner, and Time-Loss Authorization

  • 436-010-0220 Choosing and Changing Medical Providers

  • 436-010-0225 Choosing a Person to Provide Interpreter Services

  • 436-010-0230 Medical Services and Treatment Guidelines

  • 436-010-0240 Medical Records and Reporting Requirements for Medical Providers

  • 436-010-0241 Form 827, Worker's and Health Care Provider's Report for Workers' Compensation Claims

  • 436-010-0250 Elective Surgery

  • 436-010-0260 Monitoring and Auditing Medical Providers [Renumbered to rule 436-010-0335]

  • 436-010-0265 Independent Medical Exams (IMEs) and Worker Requested Medical Exams (WRMEs)

  • 436-010-0270 Insurer's Rights and Duties

  • 436-010-0275 Insurer's Duties under MCO Contracts [Repealed/combined with rule 436-010-0270]

  • 436-010-0280 Determination of Impairment/Closing Exams

  • 436-010-0290 Medical Care After Medically Stationary

  • 436-010-0300 Requesting Exclusion of Medical Treatment from Compensability

  • 436-010-0330 Medical Arbiters and Physician Reviewers

  • 436-010-0335 Monitoring and Auditing Medical Providers

  • 436-010-0340 Sanctions and Civil Penalties
  • DIVISION 015: Managed Care Organizations (436-015-0001 through 436-015-0130)


  • 436-015-0001 Purpose and Applicability of These Rules

  • 436-015-0002 Purpose [Repealed]

  • 436-015-0003 Applicability of Rules [Repealed]

  • 436-015-0005 Definitions

  • 436-015-0006 Administration of Rules [Repealed]

  • 436-015-0007 Entities Allowed to Manage Care

  • 436-015-0008 Administrative Review

  • 436-015-0009 Formed/Owned/Operated

  • 436-015-0010 Notice of Intent to Form

  • 436-015-0030 Applying for Certification

  • 436-015-0035 Coverage Responsibility of an MCO

  • 436-015-0037 MCO-Insurer Contracts

  • 436-015-0040 Reporting Requirements for an MCO

  • 436-015-0050 Notice of Place of Business in State; Records MCO Must Keep in Oregon

  • 436-015-0060 Commencement/Termination of Members

  • 436-015-0065 Monitoring and Auditing

  • 436-015-0070 Primary Care Physicians and Authorized Nurse Practitioners Who Are Not MCO Members

  • 436-015-0075 Worker Exams

  • 436-015-0080 Suspension; Revocation

  • 436-015-0090 Charges and Fees

  • 436-015-0095 Insurer's Rights and Duties [Repealed]

  • 436-015-0100 Monitoring/Auditing [Repealed]

  • 436-015-0110 Dispute Resolution/Complaints of Rule Violation

  • 436-015-0120 Sanctions and Civil Penalties
  • DIVISION 030: Claim Closure and Reconsideration (436-030-0001 through 436-030-0580)


  • 436-030-0001 Authority for Rules [Repealed eff. 3/1/2020]

  • 436-030-0002 Purpose of Rules [Repealed eff. 3/1/2020]

  • 436-030-0003 Applicability of Rules.

  • 436-030-0005 Definitions

  • 436-030-0007 Administrative Review

  • 436-030-0009 Appeals of Notices of Closure [Repealed eff. 1/1/20100]

  • 436-030-0015 Insurer Responsibility

  • 436-030-0017 Requests for Claim Closure by the Worker.

  • 436-030-0020 Requirements for Claim Closure

  • 436-030-0023 Correcting and Rescinding Notices of Closure

  • 436-030-0034 Administrative Claim Closure

  • 436-030-0035 Determining Medically Stationary Status

  • 436-030-0036 Determining Temporary Disability

  • 436-030-0038 Permanent Partial Disability

  • 436-030-0045 [Renumbered to 436-060-0018]

  • 436-030-0055 Determining Permanent Total Disability

  • 436-030-0065 Review of Permanent Total Disability Awards

  • 436-030-0066 Review of Prior Permanent Partial Disability Awards

  • 436-030-0115 Reconsideration of Notices of Closure

  • 436-030-0125 Reconsideration Form and Format

  • 436-030-0135 Reconsideration Procedure

  • 436-030-0145 Reconsideration Time Frames and Postponements

  • 436-030-0155 Reconsideration Record

  • 436-030-0165 Medical Arbiter Examination Process.

  • 436-030-0175 Fees and Penalties Within the Reconsideration Proceeding

  • 436-030-0185 Reconsideration: Settlements and Withdrawals

  • 436-030-0575 Audits

  • 436-030-0580 Penalties and Sanctions
  • DIVISION 035: Disability Ratings Standards (436-035-0001 through 436-035-0500)


  • 436-035-0001 Authority for Rules

  • 436-035-0002 Purpose of Rules

  • 436-035-0003 Applicability of Rules.

  • 436-035-0005 Definitions

  • 436-035-0006 Determination of Benefits for Disability Caused by the Compensable Injury

  • 436-035-0007 General Principles (Temporary amendment effective 06/07/2022 through 12/03/2022)

  • 436-035-0008 Calculating Disability Benefits (Dates of Injury prior to 1/1/2005)

  • 436-035-0009 Calculating Disability Benefits (Date of Injury on or after 1/1/2005)

  • 436-035-0011 Determining Percent of Impairment

  • 436-035-0012 Social-Vocational Factors (Age/Education/Adaptability) and the Calculation of Work Disability (Temporary Amendment effective 06/07/2022 through 12/03/2022 )

  • 436-035-0013 Findings of Impairment (Temporary amendment effective 06/07/2022 through 12/03/2022)

  • 436-035-0014 Preexisting Conditions and Combined Conditions (Temporary Amendment effective 06/07/2022 through 12/03/2022)

  • 436-035-0015 Offsetting Prior Awards

  • 436-035-0016 Reopened Claim for Aggravation/Worsening

  • 436-035-0017 Authorized Training Program (ATP)

  • 436-035-0018 Death

  • 436-035-0019 Chronic Condition

  • 436-035-0020 Parts of the Upper Extremities

  • 436-035-0030 Amputations in the Upper Extremities

  • 436-035-0040 Loss of Opposition in Thumb/Finger Amputations

  • 436-035-0050 Thumb

  • 436-035-0060 Finger

  • 436-035-0070 Conversion of Thumb/Finger Values to Hand Value

  • 436-035-0075 Hand

  • 436-035-0080 Wrist

  • 436-035-0090 Conversion of Hand/Forearm Values to Arm Value

  • 436-035-0100 Arm

  • 436-035-0110 Other Upper Extremity Findings

  • 436-035-0115 Conversion of Upper Extremity Values to Whole Person Values

  • 436-035-0130 Parts of the Lower Extremities

  • 436-035-0140 Amputations in the Lower Extremities

  • 436-035-0150 Great Toe

  • 436-035-0160 Second through Fifth Toes

  • 436-035-0180 Conversion of Toe Values to Foot Value

  • 436-035-0190 Foot

  • 436-035-0210 Conversion of Foot Value to Leg Value

  • 436-035-0220 Leg

  • 436-035-0230 Other Lower Extremity Findings

  • 436-035-0235 Conversion of Lower Extremity Values to Whole Person Values

  • 436-035-0250 Hearing Loss

  • 436-035-0255 Conversion of Hearing Loss Values to Whole Person Values

  • 436-035-0260 Visual Loss

  • 436-035-0265 Conversion of Vision Loss Values to Whole Person Values

  • 436-035-0330 Shoulder Joint

  • 436-035-0340 Hip

  • 436-035-0350 General Spinal Findings

  • 436-035-0360 Spinal Ranges of Motion

  • 436-035-0370 Pelvis

  • 436-035-0375 Abdomen

  • 436-035-0380 Cardiovascular System

  • 436-035-0385 Respiratory System

  • 436-035-0390 Cranial Nerves/Brain

  • 436-035-0395 Spinal Cord

  • 436-035-0400 Mental Illness

  • 436-035-0410 Hematopoietic System

  • 436-035-0420 Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Systems

  • 436-035-0430 Endocrine System

  • 436-035-0440 Integument and Lacrimal System

  • 436-035-0450 Immune System

  • 436-035-0500 Rating Standard for Individual Claims
  • DIVISION 040: Workers With Disabilities Program (436-040-0001 through 436-040-0090)


  • 436-040-0001 Authority for Rules

  • 436-040-0002 Purpose

  • 436-040-0003 Applicability of Rules

  • 436-040-0005 Definitions

  • 436-040-0006 Administration of Rules

  • 436-040-0008 Administrative Review

  • 436-040-0010 Criteria for Eligibility

  • 436-040-0020 Limitation of Program

  • 436-040-0030 Application for Determination of Relief From the Workers with Disabilities Program

  • 436-040-0040 Eligibility Determination

  • 436-040-0050 Reimbursement

  • 436-040-0060 Effects on Rates; Reporting

  • 436-040-0070 Settlements

  • 436-040-0080 Third Party Recoveries

  • 436-040-0090 Assessment of Civil Penalties

  • 436-040-0100 Suspension and Revocation of Authorization to Issue Guaranty Contracts (Repealed)
  • DIVISION 045: Reopened Claims Program (436-045-0001 through 436-045-0030)


  • 436-045-0001 Authority for Rules

  • 436-045-0002 Purpose

  • 436-045-0003 Applicability of Rules

  • 436-045-0005 Definitions

  • 436-045-0006 Administration of Rules

  • 436-045-0008 Administrative Review

  • 436-045-0010 Criteria for Eligibility

  • 436-045-0020 Limitation of Program

  • 436-045-0025 Dispositions

  • 436-045-0030 Reimbursement
  • DIVISION 050: Employer/Insurer Coverage Responsibility (436-050-0001 through 436-050-0480)


  • 436-050-0001 Authority for Rules [Repeal]

  • 436-050-0002 Purpose [Repeal] See rule 0003

  • 436-050-0003 Purpose and Applicability

  • 436-050-0005 Definitions

  • 436-050-0006 Administration of Rules [Repeal]

  • 436-050-0008 Requests for Hearings or Administrative Review

  • 436-050-0015 Suspension and Revocation of Authorization to Issue Workers' Compensation Insurance Policies

  • 436-050-0025 Service of the Notice of Civil Penalty Orders

  • 436-050-0040 Responsibility for Providing Coverage When a Contract is Awarded

  • 436-050-0045 Nonsubject Workers

  • 436-050-0050 Corporate Officers, Partnerships; Limited Liability Company Members; Subjectivity

  • 436-050-0055 Extraterritorial Coverage

  • 436-050-0060 Transition from Guaranty Contract Filings to Policy-Based Proof of Coverages [Repeal]

  • 436-050-0070 Requalifying Required when Employer Entity Changes [Repealed}]

  • 436-050-0080 Personal Elections [Repealed]

  • 436-050-0090 Notice to the Director of Change of Name or Address of Insured Employer [Repealed]

  • 436-050-0100 Cancellation of Coverage by Employer; Reinstatement of Guaranty Contract; Carrier Liability [Repealed]

  • 436-050-0110 Notice of Insurer's Place of Business in State; Coverage Records Insurer Must Maintain

  • 436-050-0120 Records Insurers Must Keep in Oregon; Removal and Disposition

  • 436-050-0150 Qualifications of a Self-Insured '

  • 436-050-0160 Applying for Certification as a Self-Insured Employer

  • 436-050-0165 Security Deposit Requirements

  • 436-050-0170 Excess Insurance Requirements

  • 436-050-0175 Annual Reporting Requirements

  • 436-050-0180 Determination of Amount of Self-Insured 's Deposit; Effective Date of Order to Increase Deposit

  • 436-050-0185 Deposit Exemption for Self-Insured Cities and Counties, Qualifications, Application Procedures, Conditions and Requirements, Revocation and Requalification

  • 436-050-0190 Using Self-Insured 's' Security Deposit/Self-Insured ' Adjustment Reserve/Self-Insured ' Group Adjustment Reserve/Director-Ordered Assessments of Private ' Members of Self-Insured ' Groups

  • 436-050-0195 Requirements for Changes in Self-Insured Employer Entity

  • 436-050-0200 Self-Insured Certification Cancellation; Revocation

  • 436-050-0205 Notice of Self-Insurer's Personal Elections

  • 436-050-0210 Notice of Self-Insurer's Place of Business in State; Records Self-Insured Must Keep in Oregon

  • 436-050-0220 Records Self-Insured ' Must Keep in Oregon; Period to be Retained, Removal and Disposition

  • 436-050-0230 Out-of-State Recordkeeping and Claims Processing by Self-Insured '; Conditions and Procedure for Permit; Revocation

  • 436-050-0260 Qualifications of a Self-Insured Employer Group

  • 436-050-0270 Applying for Certification as a Self-Insured ' Group: Private 's

  • 436-050-0280 Applying for Certification as a Self-Insured ' Group: Governmental Subdivisions

  • 436-050-0290 Commencement/Termination/Cancellation of Employers with a Self-Insured Employer Group; Effect on Net Worth; Extension of Coverage; Change in Entity; Change of Address; Recordkeeping

  • 436-050-0300 Self-Insured Employer Group, Common Claims Fund

  • 436-050-0340 Group Self-Insurance Revocation

  • 436-050-0400 Responsibility for Providing Coverage Under a Lease Arrangement [Repealed]

  • 436-050-0410 Notice to Director of Lease Arrangement; Termination {Repealed]

  • 436-050-0420 Temporary Worker Distinguished from Leased Worker [Repealed]

  • 436-050-0440 Qualifications, Applications, and Renewals for License as a Worker-Leasing Company [Repealed]

  • 436-050-0450 Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements [Repealed]

  • 436-050-0455 Reporting Requirements of a Self-Insured Worker-Leasing Company [Repealed]

  • 436-050-0460 Suspension or Revocation of License [Repealed]

  • 436-050-0470 Monitoring/Auditing [Repealed]

  • 436-050-0480 Assessment of Civil Penalties [Repealed]
  • DIVISION 055: Certification of Claims Examiners (436-055-0001 through 436-055-0110)


  • 436-055-0001 Authority for Rules [Repealed]

  • 436-055-0002 Purpose of Rules [Repealed]

  • 436-055-0003 Applicability of Rules

  • 436-055-0005 Definitions

  • 436-055-0008 Administrative Review and Contested Cases

  • 436-055-0070 Certification of Claims Examiners

  • 436-055-0085 Training for Interactions with Independent Medical Examination Providers

  • 436-055-0100 Insurer Duties

  • 436-055-0110 Assessment of Civil Penalties
  • DIVISION 060: Claims Administration (436-060-0001 through 436-060-0510)


  • 436-060-0001 Authority for Rules [Repeal]

  • 436-060-0002 Purpose [Repeal - See rule 0003]

  • 436-060-0003 Purpose and Applicability of these Rules

  • 436-060-0005 Definitions

  • 436-060-0006 Administration of Rules [Repeal]

  • 436-060-0008 Administrative Review and Contested Cases

  • 436-060-0009 Access to Department of Consumer and Business Services Workers' Compensation Claim File Records [Repealed]

  • 436-060-0010 Employer Responsibilities

  • 436-060-0011 Insurer Reporting Requirements

  • 436-060-0012 Notices and Correspondence Following the Death of a Worker

  • 436-060-0015 Required Notice and Information

  • 436-060-0017 Release of Claim Document

  • 436-060-0018 Nondisabling/Disabling Reclassification

  • 436-060-0019 Determining and Paying the Three Day Waiting Period

  • 436-060-0020 Payment of Temporary Total Disability Compensation

  • 436-060-0025 Worker's Weekly Wage Calculation and Rate of Temporary Disability Compensation

  • 436-060-0030 Payment of Temporary Partial Disability Compensation

  • 436-060-0035 Supplemental Disability for Workers with Multiple Jobs at the Time of Injury

  • 436-060-0040 Payment of Permanent Partial Disability Compensation

  • 436-060-0045 Payment of Compensation During Worker Incarceration

  • 436-060-0055 Payment of Medical Services on Nondisabling Claims; Employer/Insurer Responsibility

  • 436-060-0060 Lump Sum Payment of Permanent Partial Disability Awards

  • 436-060-0075 Payment of Death Benefits

  • 436-060-0095 Medical Examinations; Suspension of Compensation; and Independent Medical Examination Notice

  • 436-060-0105 Suspension of Compensation for Insanitary or Injurious Practices, Refusal of Treatment or Failure to Participate in Rehabilitation; Reduction of Benefits

  • 436-060-0135 Injured Worker, Worker's Attorney Responsible to Assist in Investigation; Suspension of Compensation and Notice to Worker

  • 436-060-0137 Vocational Evaluations for Permanent Total Disability Benefits; and Suspension of Compensation

  • 436-060-0140 Acceptance or Denial of a Claim

  • 436-060-0141 Claims for COVID-19 or Exposure to SARS-CoV-2

  • 436-060-0147 Worker Requested Medical Examination

  • 436-060-0150 Timely Payment of Compensation

  • 436-060-0153 Electronic Payment of Compensation

  • 436-060-0155 Penalty to Worker for Untimely Processing

  • 436-060-0160 Use of Sight Draft to Pay Compensation Prohibited

  • 436-060-0170 Recovery of Overpayment of Benefits

  • 436-060-0180 Designation and Responsibility of a Paying Agent

  • 436-060-0190 Monetary Adjustments among Parties and Department of Consumer and Business Services

  • 436-060-0195 Miscellaneous Monetary Adjustments Among Insurers

  • 436-060-0200 Assessment of Civil Penalties

  • 436-060-0400 Penalty and Attorney Fee for Untimely Payment of Disputed Claims Settlement

  • 436-060-0500 Reimbursement of Supplemental Disability for Workers with Multiple Jobs at the Time of Injury

  • 436-060-0510 Reimbursement of Permanent Total Disability Benefits from the Workers' Benefit Fund
  • DIVISION 070: Workers' Benefit Assessment​ (436-070-0001 through 436-070-0050)


  • 436-070-0001 Authority for Rules

  • 436-070-0002 Purpose

  • 436-070-0003 Applicability of Rules

  • 436-070-0005 Definitions

  • 436-070-0008 Administrative Review

  • 436-070-0010 Assessment Rate: Method and Manner of Determining

  • 436-070-0020 Assessments: Manner and Intervals for Filing and Payment

  • 436-070-0040 Monitoring/Auditing

  • 436-070-0050 Assessment of Civil Penalties
  • DIVISION 075: Retroactive Program (436-075-0001 through 436-075-0100)


  • 436-075-0003 Applicability of Rules

  • 436-075-0005 Definitions

  • 436-075-0008 Administrative Review

  • 436-075-0010 Criteria for Eligibility

  • 436-075-0020 Death Benefit

  • 436-075-0030 Permanent Total Disability Benefit

  • 436-075-0040 Death During Permanent Total Disability

  • 436-075-0050 Temporary Total Disability

  • 436-075-0065 Dispositions

  • 436-075-0070 Reimbursement

  • 436-075-0090 Third Party Recovery

  • 436-075-0100 Assessment of Civil Penalties

  • 436-075-0110 Suspension and Revocation of Authorization to Issue Guaranty Contracts [Repealed]
  • DIVISION 080: Noncomplying Employers (436-080-0001 through 436-080-0080)


  • 436-080-0001 Authority for Rules [repeal filed 11/15/2018, effective 01/01/2019]

  • 436-080-0002 Purpose [repeal filed 11/15/2018, effective 01/01/2019]

  • 436-080-0003 Applicabililty of Rules

  • 436-080-0005 Definitions

  • 436-080-0006 Administration of Rules [repeal filed 11/15/2018, effective 01/01/2019]

  • 436-080-0010 Issuance of Noncomplying Employer Order; Requests for Hearing

  • 436-080-0020 When a Hearing on the Order is Not Requested [repeal filed 11/15/2018, effective 01/01/2019]

  • 436-080-0030 When a Hearing on the Schedule is Requested [repeal filed 11/15/2018, effective 01/01/2019]

  • 436-080-0040 Assessment of Civil Penalties Against Noncomplying '; Hearing on Proposed Assessment

  • 436-080-0060 When a Worker Files a Claim for an Injury

  • 436-080-0065 Determination Of Assigned Claims Agent

  • 436-080-0070 Reimbursement of Assigned Claims Agent for Claims Costs for Injured Workers of Noncomplying Employers

  • 436-080-0080 Collection of Subject Worker's Payment
  • DIVISION 085: Premium Assessment (436-085-0001 through 436-085-0060)


  • 436-085-0001 Authority for Rules [Repealed]

  • 436-085-0002 Purpose [Repealed]

  • 436-085-0003 Applicability of Rules

  • 436-085-0005 Definitions

  • 436-085-0008 Administrative Review

  • 436-085-0015 Premium Assessment; Determination of Assessable Premium: Insurers

  • 436-085-0025 Premium Assessment; Manner and Intervals for Payments: Insurers

  • 436-085-0030 Premium Assessment; Manner and Intervals for Payments: Self-Insured 's and Self-Insured ' Groups

  • 436-085-0035 Audits

  • 436-085-0060 Assessment of Civil Penalties
  • DIVISION 100: Workers Compensation Benefits Offset (436-100-0001 through 436-100-0040)


  • 436-100-0001 Authority for Rules

  • 436-100-0002 Purpose of Rules

  • 436-100-0003 Applicability of Rules

  • 436-100-0005 Definitions

  • 436-100-0006 Administration of Rules

  • 436-100-0008 Administrative Review

  • 436-100-0010 Criteria for Eligibility

  • 436-100-0020 Requirements of Workers

  • 436-100-0030 Authorization of Offset; Effective Date

  • 436-100-0040 Sanctions Against Worker for Failure to Cooperate with the Department
  • DIVISION 105: Employer-at-Injury Program (436-105-0001 through 436-105-0560)


  • 436-105-0001 Authority for Rules [Repeal]

  • 436-105-0002 Purpose of Rules [Repeal - See rule 0003]

  • 436-105-0003 General Provisions

  • 436-105-0004 Submitting Documents or Information; Calculating Time

  • 436-105-0005 Definitions

  • 436-105-0006 Workers' Benefit Fund

  • 436-105-0008 Denial of Reimbursement, Reconsideration, Director's Review

  • 436-105-0500 Insurer Participation in the '-At-Injury Program

  • 436-105-0510 Employer Eligibility

  • 436-105-0511 Worker Eligibility

  • 436-105-0512 End of Eligibility

  • 436-105-0520 Assistance Available from the Employer-at-Injury Program

  • 436-105-0530 Employer-at-Injury Program Procedures for Concurrent Injuries

  • 436-105-0540 Employer-at-Injury Program Reimbursement Procedures

  • 436-105-0550 Audits

  • 436-105-0560 Sanctions
  • DIVISION 110: Preferred Worker Program (436-110-0001 through 436-110-0900)


  • 436-110-0001 Authority for Rules [Repeal]

  • 436-110-0002 Purpose of Rules [Repeal - See rule 0003]

  • 436-110-0003 Purpose and Applicability of These Rules

  • 436-110-0005 Definitions

  • 436-110-0006 Workers' Benefit Fund

  • 436-110-0007 Denial of Requests, Reconsideration, Director's Review

  • 436-110-0150 Pilot Projects

  • 436-110-0240 Insurer Participation in the Preferred Worker Program

  • 436-110-0290 Employer at Injury Use of the Preferred Worker Program

  • 436-110-0310 Eligibility and End of Eligibility for the Preferred Worker Program

  • 436-110-0320 Preferred Worker Card

  • 436-110-0325 Premium Exemption

  • 436-110-0330 Claim Cost Reimbursement

  • 436-110-0335 Wage Subsidy General Provisions

  • 436-110-0336 Wage Subsidy — Employer at Injury Activated

  • 436-110-0337 Wage Subsidy - Worker Activated

  • 436-110-0345 Employment Purchases - General Provisions

  • 436-110-0346 Employment Purchases - ' at Injury Activated

  • 436-110-0347 Employment Purchases - Worker Activated

  • 436-110-0350 Worksite Modification - General Provisions

  • 436-110-0351 Worksite Modification - ' at Injury Activated

  • 436-110-0352 Worksite Modification - Worker Activated

  • 436-110-0850 Audits

  • 436-110-0900 Sanctions
  • DIVISION 120: Vocational Assistance to Injured Workers (436-120-0001 through 436-120-0915)


  • Notice of Temporary Changes to Workers' Compensation Rule OAR 436-120, effective Feb. 23, 2018 through Aug. 21, 2018.

  • 436-120-0001 Authority for Rules [Repeal]

  • 436-120-0002 Purpose of Rules [Repeal - see rule 0003]

  • 436-120-0003 General Provisions

  • 436-120-0005 Definitions

  • 436-120-0006 Administration of Rules [Repeals]

  • 436-120-0007 Establishing the Adjusted Weekly Wage to Determine Suitable Wage [Renumbered to 120-0147]

  • 436-120-0008 Administrative Review and Hearings

  • 436-120-0012 General Requirements For Notices and Warnings

  • 436-120-0014 Notification of Employment and Reinstatement Rights and Responsibilities [Repeal]

  • 436-120-0016 Warning Letters [Repeal]

  • 436-120-0017 Types of Notices [Repeal]

  • 436-120-0018 Postponement Notices [Repeal]

  • 436-120-0115 Vocational Eligibility Evaluation

  • 436-120-0117 Deferral of Eligibility Evaluation

  • 436-120-0125 Conditions for Postponement of the Vocational Eligibility Evaluation [Repeal]

  • 436-120-0135 General Requirements and Timeframes for Vocational Eligibility [Repeal]

  • 436-120-0145 Vocational Assistance Eligibility

  • 436-120-0147 Establishing the Adjusted Weekly Wage

  • 436-120-0155 Deferral and Completion of an Eligibility Evaluation When the Employer [Renumbered to 120-0117]

  • 436-120-0157 Determining Substantial Handicap to Employment

  • 436-120-0165 End of Eligibility for Vocational Assistance

  • 436-120-0175 Redetermining Eligibility for Vocational Assistance

  • 436-120-0177 Selection of Category of Vocational Assistance

  • 436-120-0185 Choosing a Counselor

  • 436-120-0187 Optional Services

  • 436-120-0197 Direct Employment

  • 436-120-0340 Determining Substantial Handicap [Renumbered to 120-0157]

  • 436-120-0400 Selection of Category of Vocational Assistance [Renumbered to 120-0177]

  • 436-120-0410 Determining a Vocational Goal

  • 436-120-0430 Direct Employment [Renumbered to 120-0197]

  • 436-120-0443 Training - General

  • 436-120-0445 Training Requirements

  • 436-120-0448 Reevaluating a Training Plan [Renumbered to 120-0523]

  • 436-120-0449 Ending and Reevaluating a Training Plan [Repeal]

  • 436-120-0451 Ending a Training Plan [Renumbered to 120-0527]

  • 436-120-0455 Optional Services [Renumbered to 120-0187]

  • 436-120-0500 Training: Development and Implementation

  • 436-120-0510 Training Plan Support

  • 436-120-0520 Responsibilities of the Worker and the Counselor

  • 436-120-0523 Re-evaluating a Training Plan

  • 436-120-0527 Ending a Training Plan

  • 436-120-0530 Director Review of Return-to-Work Plan

  • 436-120-0700 Direct Worker Purchases

  • 436-120-0710 Direct Worker Purchases: Categories

  • 436-120-0720 Fee Schedule

  • 436-120-0755 Reimbursement from the Workers' Benefit Fund

  • 436-120-0800 Registration of Providers

  • 436-120-0810 Certification and Classification of Provider Staff

  • 436-120-0820 Renewal of Certification

  • 436-120-0830 Classification of Vocational Assistance Staff [Repeal]

  • 436-120-0840 Professional Standards for Providers and Counselors

  • 436-120-0900 Audits, Penalties and Sanctions

  • 436-120-0915 Sanctions of Providers and Counselors
  • DIVISION 140: Construction Carve-Out Programs (436-140-0001 through 436-140-0130)


  • 436-140-0001 Authority for Rules

  • 436-140-0002 Purpose

  • 436-140-0003 Applicability of Rules

  • 436-140-0005 Definitions

  • 436-140-0006 Administration of Rules

  • 436-140-0008 Administrative Review

  • 436-140-0010 Qualifying

  • 436-140-0020 Alternative Dispute Resolution

  • 436-140-0030 Medical Services

  • 436-140-0040 Compensation

  • 436-140-0045 Multiple Claims; Expiration or Termination of Collective Bargaining Agreement; Responsibility

  • 436-140-0050 Duties and Responsibilities of Employer

  • 436-140-0060 Insurer Duties and Responsibilities

  • 436-140-0070 Reporting Requirements

  • 436-140-0090 Suspension or Revocation

  • 436-140-0100 Monitoring/Auditing

  • 436-140-0120 Sanctions and Civil Penalties; Rule Violations

  • 436-140-0130 Service of Orders
  • DIVISION 150: Workers' Benefit Fund Claims Program (436-150-0001 through 436-150-0040)


  • 436-150-0001 Authority for Rules

  • 436-150-0002 Purpose

  • 436-150-0003 Applicability of Rules

  • 436-150-0005 Definitions

  • 436-150-0006 Administration of Rules

  • 436-150-0008 Administrative Review

  • 436-150-0010 Criteria for Eligibility

  • 436-150-0020 Limitation of Program

  • 436-150-0030 Payment of Benefits

  • 436-150-0040 Accounting and Repayment of Payment of Benefits
  • DIVISION 160: Electronic Data Interchange; Medical Bill Data​ (436-160-0001 through 436-160-0445)


  • 436-160-0001 Authority, Applicability, Purpose, and Administration of these Rules

  • 436-160-0002 Purpose [Repealed]

  • 436-160-0003 Applicability of Rules [Repealed]

  • 436-160-0004 Adoption of Standards

  • 436-160-0005 General Definitions

  • 436-160-0006 Administration of Rules [Repealed]

  • 436-160-0010 Security [Repealed]

  • 436-160-0020 Trading Partner Agreement [Repealed]

  • 436-160-0030 Retention of Electronic Records [Repealed]

  • 436-160-0040 Recognized Received Date

  • 436-160-0050 Form, Format, and Delivery for Electronic Data Reporting [Repealed]

  • 436-160-0060 Testing Procedures and Requirements

  • 436-160-0070 Electronic signature [Repealed]

  • 436-160-0080 Acknowledgements [Repealed]

  • 436-160-0090 Address Reporting [Repealed]

  • 436-160-0300 Proof of Coverage Definitions [Renumbered to OAR 436-162-0300]

  • 436-160-0310 Proof of Coverage Electronic Filing Requirements [Renumbered to OAR 436-162-0310]

  • 436-160-0320 Proof of Coverage Acknowledgement [Renumbered to OAR 436-162-0320]

  • 436-160-0330 Proof of Coverage Effective Dates [Renumbered to OAR 436-162-0330]

  • 436-160-0340 Proof of Coverage Changes or Corrections [Renumbered to OAR 436-162-0340]

  • 436-160-0355 Proof of Coverage Filing Requirements [Renumbered to OAR 436-162-0350]

  • 436-160-0360 Guaranty Contract Terminations [Renumbered to OAR 436-162-036]

  • 436-160-0370 Proof of Coverage Terminations [Renumbered to OAR 436-162-0370]

  • 436-160-0400 Medical Bill Definitions [Repealed]

  • 436-160-0405 Insurers' Reporting Responsibilities

  • 436-160-0410 Electronic Medical Bill Data Transmission and Format Requirements

  • 436-160-0415 Oregon ASC X12 837 Medical Bill Data Reporting Requirements

  • 436-160-0420 Medical Bill Acknowledgement

  • 436-160-0430 Medical Bill Data Changes

  • 436-160-0440 Monitoring and Auditing Insurers

  • 436-160-0445 Assessment of Civil Penalties
  • DIVISION 162: Electronic Data Interchange; Proof of Coverage​ (436-162-0001 through 436-162-0440)


  • 436-162-0001 Authority, Applicability, Administration, and Purpose of these Rules

  • 436-162-0004 Adoption of Standards

  • 436-162-0005 General Definitions

  • 436-162-0030 Retention of Electronic Records

  • 436-162-0035 General Filing Information

  • 436-162-0038 Acknowledgement

  • 436-162-0040 Recognized Filing Date

  • 436-162-0060 Testing Procedures and Requirements [Renumbered to 436-162-0335]

  • 436-162-0310 Electronic Filing Requirements

  • 436-162-0320 Acknowledgement [Renumbered to 436-162-0038]

  • 436-162-0335 Testing Procedures and Transaction Accuracy Standards

  • 436-162-0340 Changes or Corrections

  • 436-162-0370 Proof of Coverage Terminations

  • 436-162-0380 Cancellation of Coverage by the Employer

  • 436-162-0400 Monitoring and Auditing Insurers

  • 436-162-0440 Assessment of Civil Penalties
  • DIVISION 170: Independent Contractors (436-170-0002 through 436-170-0300)


  • 436-170-0002 Purpose of Rule

  • 436-170-0100 Statutory Context

  • 436-170-0200 Direction and Control Test

  • 436-170-0300 Application of "Direction and Control" Test in Construction and Landscape Industries
  • DIVISION 180 - Worker Leasing (436-180-0003 through 436-180-0200)


  • 436-180-0003 Administration of Rules

  • 436-180-0005 Definitions

  • 436-180-0008 Requests for Hearings or Administrative Review

  • 436-180-0100 Responsibility for Providing Coverage under a Lease Arrangement

  • 436-180-0110 Notice of Client Coverage; Changes to Coverage Information; Termination; Reinstatements

  • 436-180-0120 Temporary Worker Distinguished from Leased Worker

  • 436-180-0140 Qualifications, Applications, and Renewals for License as a Worker Leasing Company

  • 436-180-0150 Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements

  • 436-180-0155 Reporting Requirements of a Self-Insured Worker Leasing Company

  • 436-180-0160 Suspension or Revocation of License

  • 436-180-0170 Monitoring and Auditing

  • 436-180-0200 Assessment of Civil Penalties
  • OAR Chapter 438 Workers' Compensation Board (438-005-0005 through 438-085-0870)

    Division 5 Adoption; Definitions; Construction; Notices Required (438-005-0005 through 438-005-0075)


  • 438-005-0005 Statutory Authority

  • 438-005-0011 Effective Date; Applicability

  • 438-005-0015 Unacceptable Conduct

  • 438-005-0030 Safety Rules Reference

  • 438-005-0035 Board Policy

  • 438-005-0037 Penalty for Failure to Comply with Rules

  • 438-005-0040 General Definitions

  • 438-005-0046 Filing and Service of Documents; Correspondence

  • 438-005-0050 Notice of Claim Acceptance and Hearing Rights under ORS 656.262(6)(d)

  • 438-005-0053 Notice of Denial of Responsibility

  • 438-005-0055 Notice of Claim Denial and Hearing Rights

  • 438-005-0060 Notice of Partial Denial and Hearing Rights

  • 438-005-0065 Manner of Giving Notice

  • 438-005-0070 Request for Hearing

  • 438-005-0072 Expedited Hearing/Compensation Stayed under ORS 656.313

  • 438-005-0075 Duty to Forward Misdirected Request
  • Division 6 Procedures Prior To Hearing In Ordinary Cases (438-006-0020 through 438-006-0115)


  • 438-006-0020 Acknowledgment; Notice of Conference and Hearing in Ordinary Hearing Process

  • 438-006-0031 Specification of Issues

  • 438-006-0036 Response

  • 438-006-0037 Waiver of Notice

  • 438-006-0045 Motions, Arguments

  • 438-006-0050 Preliminary Rulings

  • 438-006-0055 Depositions

  • 438-006-0062 Prehearing Conference

  • 438-006-0065 Consolidation/Joinder/Bifurcation

  • 438-006-0071 Failure of Party to Pursue or to Appear at Hearing

  • 438-006-0075 Expedited Remedy for Failure to Pay Temporary Disability

  • 438-006-0078 Request for Expedited Hearing

  • 438-006-0081 Postponement of Hearings

  • 438-006-0091 Continuances

  • 438-006-0095 Change of Administrative Law Judge

  • 438-006-0099 Ex Parte Communications

  • 438-006-0100 Representation by Counsel

  • 438-006-0110 Hearing Security

  • 438-006-0115 Motion to Dismiss a Party under ORS 656.308(2)(c)
  • Division 7 Evidence - Hearings (438-007-0005 through 438-007-0040)


  • 438-007-0005 Medical and Vocational and Other Documentary Evidence

  • 438-007-0010 Competency of Vocational Experts

  • 438-007-0015 Entitlement to Claims Information - Disclosure Requirements

  • 438-007-0016 Disclosure of Expert Witness Required

  • 438-007-0017 Impeachment Evidence

  • 438-007-0018 Exchange and Admission of Exhibits at Hearing

  • 438-007-0019 Testimony at Hearings

  • 438-007-0020 Subpoenas; Witness Fees

  • 438-007-0022 Manner of Taking Testimony of Lay Witnesses

  • 438-007-0023 Order of Presentation of Evidence and Argument at Hearing

  • 438-007-0024 Offers of Proof

  • 438-007-0025 Reconsideration

  • 438-007-0027 Hearing for Purpose of Own Motion Recommendation

  • 438-007-0030 Unofficial Recording of Hearing Prohibited

  • 438-007-0040 Electronic Documents

  • 438-007-0045 Translation of Documents
  • Division 9 Compromise And Settlement (438-009-0001 through 438-009-0035)


  • 438-009-0001 Special Definitions

  • 438-009-0005 Settlement Stipulations

  • 438-009-0010 Disputed Claim Settlements

  • 438-009-0015 Notice of Settlement; Submission of Documents

  • 438-009-0020 Claim Disposition Agreements; Form

  • 438-009-0022 Required Information in a Claim Disposition Agreement

  • 438-009-0023 Notice to Claimant Required

  • 438-009-0028 Announcement of CDA Approval Order

  • 438-009-0025 Claim Disposition Agreements; Processing

  • 438-009-0030 Claim Disposition Agreements; Stay of Other Proceedings; Payment of Proceeds

  • 438-009-0035 Reconsideration of Claim Disposition Agreements
  • Division 10 Applicability Of The Permanent Disability Rating Standards (438-010-0000 through 438-010-0010)


  • 438-010-0010 Effective Date for Applying Disability Standards
  • Division 11 Board Review; Third Party Orders (438-011-0005 through 438-011-0055)


  • 438-011-0005 Request for Board Review

  • 438-011-0010 Applicability

  • 438-011-0015 Scope of Board Review

  • 438-011-0020 Briefs and Other Documents

  • 438-011-0022 Expedited Review

  • 438-011-0023 Request for Recusal of Board Member

  • 438-011-0025 Motions that Toll Time

  • 438-011-0030 Motion for Waiver of Rules

  • 438-011-0031 Request for Oral Argument

  • 438-011-0032 Procedure at Oral Argument

  • 438-011-0035 Review; Board Order; Reconsideration

  • 438-011-0045 Third Party Orders

  • 438-011-0055 Third Party Election Letter
  • Division 12 Board's Own Motion Jurisdiction (438-012-0001 through 438-012-0110)


  • 438-012-0001 Definitions

  • 438-012-0016 Communication with Board and Parties in Own Motion Cases

  • 438-012-0017 Written Argument and Other Documents

  • 438-012-0018 Applicability of Rules; Effective Date

  • 438-012-0020 Insurer to Process Own Motion Claim: Notice and Contents of Claim; Worsened Condition Claim; "Post-aggravation Rights" New Medical Condition or Omitted Medical Condition Claim; Pre-1966 Injury Claim

  • 438-012-0030 Insurer Recommendation of Reopening or Denial of Claim Voluntarily Reopening

  • 438-012-0031 Notification of Pending Proceedings

  • 438-012-0032 Consent to Designation of Paying Agent

  • 438-012-0035 Temporary Disability Compensation

  • 438-012-0036 Permanent Disability Compensation

  • 438-012-0037 Payment of Medical Benefits

  • 438-012-0040 Action by Board after Insurer Recommendation

  • 438-012-0050 Board Will Act Unless Claimant Has Not Exhausted Other Available Remedies

  • 438-012-0055 Closure of Claims Reopened Under ORS 656.278

  • 438-012-0060 Board Review of Insurer Closure; Referral for Medical Arbiter Evaluation

  • 438-012-0061 Board Review of Voluntary Reopening of an Own Motion Claim

  • 438-012-0062 Referral of Request for Enforcement of Board's Own Motion Order to Hearings Division

  • 438-012-0065 Reconsideration of Own Motion Orders

  • 438-012-0110 Penalty for Unreasonable Failure to Comply or Untimely Compliance with Board Own Motion Rules
  • Division 13 Expedited Claims Service (428-013-0001 through 438-013-0040)


  • 438-013-0005 Expedited Claims Service Established

  • 438-013-0010 Referral of Request for Hearing to Expedited Claim Service

  • 438-013-0015 Determination of Amount in Controversy

  • 438-013-0020 Representation of Parties in Expedited Claims

  • 438-013-0025 Notice of Hearing Date

  • 438-013-0030 Hearings in Expedited Claims; Informal Dispute Resolution

  • 438-013-0035 Postponements and Continuances

  • 438-013-0040 Order of Administrative Law Judge; Review
  • Division 15 Attorney Fees (438-015-0003 through 438-015-0110)


  • 438-015-0003 Authority for Adoption

  • 438-015-0005 Definitions

  • 438-015-0010 General Principles

  • 438-015-0011 Attorney Retainer Agreement

  • 438-015-0015 Charge for Legal Services Must Be Authorized

  • 438-015-0019 Cost Bill Procedures; Assessed Attorney Fees When the Claimant Prevails in a Cost Bill Dispute

  • 438-015-0022 Attorney Fee Lien Procedures

  • 438-015-0025 Maximum Attorney Fees Out of Compensation

  • 438-015-0029 Request at Board Review Level for Assessed Fees

  • 438-015-0030 Attorney Fees When There is No Hearing

  • 438-015-0033 Attorney Fee Award Under ORS 656.262(14)(a)

  • 438-015-0035 Attorney Fees When a Claimant Requests a Hearing on a Denied Claim

  • 438-015-0038 Attorney Fees When a Claimant Requests a Hearing on a Responsibility Denial

  • 438-015-0040 Attorney Fees When a Claimant Requests a Hearing on Extent of Permanent Disability

  • 438-015-0045 Attorney Fees When a Claimant Requests a Hearing on Extent of Temporary Disability

  • 438-015-0048 Attorney Fees When a Claimant Requests a Hearing on a Claim Reclassification

  • 438-015-0050 Attorney Fees in Connection with Disputed Claim Settlements

  • 438-015-0052 Attorney Fees in Connection with Claim Disposition Agreements

  • 438-015-0055 Attorney Fees When a Claimant Requests Review by the Board

  • 438-015-0065 Attorney Fees When Insurer or Self-Insured Employer Requests a Hearing

  • 438-015-0070 Attorney Fees When Insurer or Self-Insured Employer Requests or Cross-Requests Review by the Board

  • 438-015-0080 Attorney Fees in Own Motion Cases

  • 438-015-0082 Timely Payment of Attorney Fees

  • 438-015-0085 Payment of Attorney Fees Out of Compensation; Fee Not Subject to Offset

  • 438-015-0090 Attorney Fees in Proceeding Under ORS 656.307

  • 438-015-0095 Attorney Fees in Third-Party Cases

  • 438-015-0110 Attorney Fees in Cases Involving ORS 656.262(11)(a)
  • Division 16 Board Review Of Director's Order Finding No Bona Fide Medical Services Dispute (438-016-0005 through 438-016-0025)


  • 438-016-0005 Request for Board Review

  • 438-016-0010 Acknowledgment of Request for Review; Record

  • 438-016-0015 Scope of Review

  • 438-016-0020 Briefs and Other Documents

  • 438-016-0025 Board Decision; Reconsideration; No Further Review
  • Division 19 Mediation (438-019-0000 through 438-019-0060)


  • 438-019-0000 Special Definitions

  • 438-019-0010 Mediator Qualifications

  • 438-019-0020 Standards of Mediator Conduct

  • 438-019-0030 Confidentiality

  • 438-019-0040 Standards of Conduct for Attorneys and Parties

  • 438-019-0050 Requests for Mediation

  • 438-019-0060 Settlement Agreements
  • Division 20 Interpreters (438-020-0001 through 438-020-0020)


  • 438-020-0020 Cancellation

  • 438-020-0015 Removal of Interpreter

  • 438-020-0010 Notice of Need for and Appointment of Interpreter

  • 438-020-0005 ALJ Designation

  • 438-020-0001 Special Definitions
  • Division 21 Board Meetings (438-021-0005 through 438-021-0020)


  • 438-021-0020 Consultation of the Board

  • 438-021-0015 Duties of the Chairperson

  • 438-021-0010 Regularly Scheduled Meetings

  • 438-021-0005 Purpose
  • Division 22 Rulemaking Procedures (438-022-005 through 438-022-0010)


  • 438-022-0005 Adoption of Attorney General's Model Rules

  • 438-022-0010 Notice of Rulemaking
  • Division 82 Rules Of Practice And Procedure For Appeals Under The Compensation Act For Victims Of Crime (438-082-0506 through 438-082-0055)


  • 438-082-0005 Applicability; Effective Date; Repeal of Prior Rules

  • 438-082-0010 Definitions

  • 438-082-0015 Request for Review by Board

  • 438-082-0020 Notification of Department; Premature Request for Review

  • 438-082-0025 Acknowledgement of Request for Review; Record

  • 438-082-0030 Standard of Review; Review Without Hearing

  • 438-082-0035 Fact Finding Hearing

  • 438-082-0040 Conduct of Hearing; Evidence; Proposed Order; Notice to Parties

  • 438-082-0045 Board Decision

  • 438-082-0050 Reconsideration; No Further Review

  • 438-082-0055 Representation by Counsel; Charging of Fee Prohibited
  • Division 85 Rules Of Practice And Procedure For Contested Cases Under The Oregon Safe Employment Act (438-085-0006 through 438-085-0870)

    Scope; Policy; Definitions (438-085-0006 through 438-085-0026)


  • 438-085-0006 Scope; Authority

  • 438-085-0010 Effective Date; Applicability

  • 438-085-0017 Board Policy; Liberal Construction

  • 438-085-0021 Number

  • 438-085-0026 Definitions
  • Filing Appeals (438-085-0111 through 438-085-0141)


  • 438-085-0111 Form and Content of Request for Hearing

  • 438-085-0116 Where to File a Request for Hearing

  • 438-085-0131 Computing Time Periods

  • 438-085-0141 Untimely Requests for Hearing
  • Jurisdiction Over Appeals: Untimely Appeals (438-085-0200 through 438-085-0260)


  • 438-085-0200 Special Definitions

  • 438-085-0210 Mediator Qualifications

  • 438-085-0216 Untimely Appeals

  • 438-085-0220 Standards of Mediator Conduct

  • 438-085-0240 Standards of Conduct for Representatives and Parties

  • 438-085-0250 Requests for Mediation

  • 438-085-0260 Mediation Agreements
  • Procedures in Response to Appeals (438-085-0305 through 438-085-0306)


  • 438-085-0305 Transmittal of Documents to Hearings Division

  • 438-085-0306 Hearings Division Response to Request For Hearing
  • Parties and Representatives; Employee Third-Party Rights and Notice; Access to Documents (438-085-0406 through 438-085-0436)


  • 438-085-0406 Necessary Parties; Adding Parties

  • 438-085-0411 Employee Rights

  • 438-085-0426 Intervention

  • 438-085-0431 Representatives of Parties

  • 438-085-0436 Access to Documents
  • Captions; Form of Documents; Pleadings; Amendments; Service (438-085-0506 through 438-085-0550)


  • 438-085-0506 Captions of Cases

  • 438-085-0511 Form of Documents

  • 438-085-0526 Amendments as of Right

  • 438-085-0531 Correction of Defective Request for Hearing

  • 438-085-0541 Service of Documents on Other Parties

  • 438-085-0545 Proof of Service

  • 438-085-0550 Ex Parte Communications
  • Closing Cases by Withdrawal or Settlement (438-085-0606 through 438-085-0631)


  • 438-085-0606 Withdrawal of Request for Hearing

  • 438-085-0611 Withdrawal by Affected Employee, Authorized Representative, or Intervenor

  • 438-085-0616 Withdrawal by OR-OSHA

  • 438-085-0621 Settlement

  • 438-085-0631 Sanctions for Failure to File Documents
  • Pre-Hearing Procedures (438-085-0710 through 438-085-0755)


  • 438-085-0710 Setting and Notice of Hearing

  • 438-085-0715 Place of Hearing

  • 438-085-0718 Hearing Security

  • 438-085-0720 Postponement or Continuance of Hearing

  • 438-085-0725 Statement of Issues; Pre-Hearing Conference

  • 438-085-0730 Consolidation or Separation

  • 438-085-0735 Motions

  • 438-085-0740 Discovery

  • 438-085-0745 Subpoenas

  • 438-085-0750 Change of Administrative Law Judge

  • 438-085-0755 Extensions of Time
  • Hearings (438-085-0800 through 438-085-0870)


  • 438-085-0800 Decision by Administrative Law Judge Without Hearing

  • 438-085-0805 Duties and Powers of Administrative Law Judge

  • 438-085-0810 Failure to Appear

  • 438-085-0815 Record and Transcript of Hearing

  • 438-085-0820 Burden of Proof

  • 438-085-0825 Conduct of Hearing

  • 438-085-0835 Exclusion of Witness from Hearing Room

  • 438-085-0840 Rules of Evidence

  • 438-085-0845 Official Notice

  • 438-085-0850 Offers of Proof

  • 438-085-0855 Exhibits

  • 438-085-0860 View of Premises

  • 438-085-0865 Opinion and Order of Administrative Law Judge

  • 438-085-0870 Reconsideration
  • Chapter 656 Workers' Compensation (656.001 - 656.990)

    General Provisions (656.001 - 656.012)


  • 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.

  • Coverage (656.017 - 656.174)


  • 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.


  • 656.052 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.


  • 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.


  • 656.174 Rules.

  • Applicability Provisions (656.202 and Notes)


  • 656.202 Compensation payable to subject worker in accordance with law in effect at time of injury; exceptions; notice regarding payment
  • Compensation And Medical Benefits (656.204 - 656.260)


  • 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; election; 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 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.


  • 656.245 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.

  • 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; peer review, quality assurance, service utilization and contract review; confidentiality of certain information; immunity from liability; rules; medical service dispute resolution; penalties.
  • Procedure For Obtaining Compensation (656.262 - 656.340)


  • 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. ( Prior to July 1, 2023)

  • 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. (Eff. July 1, 2023)

  • 656.263 To whom notices sent under ORS 656.


  • 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. (Prior to July 1, 2023)

  • 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. (Eff. July 1, 2023)

  • 656.270 [1971 c.


  • 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.

  • Disclosure of Worker Medical And Vocational Claim Records (656.360 - 656.362)


  • 656.360 Confidentiality of worker medical and vocational claim records.


  • 656.362 Liability for disclosure of worker medical and vocational claim records.

  • Legal Representation (656.382 - 656.390)


  • 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.


  • 656.384 [Formerly 656.


  • 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.

  • Self-insured And Carrier-insured Employers; Insurers And Guaranty Contracts (656.403 - 656.474)


  • 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.


  • 656.442 [1967 c.


  • 656.443 Procedure upon default by employer or self-insured employer group.


  • 656.444 [1967 c.


  • 656.445 Advancement of funds from Workers' Benefit Fund for compensation due workers insured by insurer in default; limitations; rules.


  • 656.446 [1967 c.


  • 656.447 Sanctions against insurer for failure to comply with contracts, orders or rules.


  • 656.451 [1975 c.


  • 656.452 [Amended by 1965 c.


  • 656.454 [Renumbered 656.


  • 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. 
  • Charges Against Employers And Workers (656.502 - 656.536)


  • 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. 

  • 656.507 [1953 c.


  • 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.

  • Enforcement Of Premium Payments (656.552 - 656.566)


  • 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.

  • Recovery Against Third Persons And Noncomplying Employers (656.576 - 656.596)


  • 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.

  • Funds; Source; Investment; Disbursement (656.602 - 656.644)

    General Provisions (656.602 - 656.630)


  • 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.

  • Industrial Accident Fund and Reserves (656.632 - 656.644)


  • 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.

  • Administration (656.702 - 656.794)

    General Provisions (656.702 - 656.758)


  • 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; 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.- REPEALED

  • 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.

  • 656.754 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.

  • State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation (656.752 - 656.776)


  • 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.


  • 656.772 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.

  • Claims Examiner Certification (656.780)


  • 656.780 Certification and training of claims examiners; records of certification and training of examiners; department inspection of records; penalties; rules.

  • Advisory Committees (656.790 - 565.799)


  • 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.

  • Informational Materials About Workers' Compensation System (656.795 - 656.799)


  • 656.795 Informational materials for nurse practitioners.


  • 656.796 [1981 c.


  • 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.

  • Occupational Disease Law (656.802 - 656.807)


  • 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.

  • Worker Leasing Companies (656.850 - 656.855)


  • 656.850 License; compliance with workers' compensation and safety laws.


  • 656.855 Licensing system for worker leasing companies; rules; fees; dedication of moneys received.

  • Penalties (656.990)


  • 656.990 Penalties.
  • Chapter 654 Occupational Safety and Health (654.001 - 654.991)

    Safety And health Conditions In Places Of Employment (654.001 - 654.067)


  • 654.001 Short title.

  • 654.003 Purpose.

  • 654.005 Definitions.

  • 654.010 Employers to furnish safe place of employment.

  • 654.020 Interference with safety devices or methods prohibited; civil penalty.

  • 654.022 Duty to comply with safety and health orders, decisions and rules.

  • 654.025 Jurisdiction and supervision of Workers' Compensation Board, director and other state agencies over employment and places of employment; rules.

  • 654.031 Citation and order to correct unsafe or unhealthy conditions.

  • 654.035 Scope of rules and orders.

  • 654.056 Variance from safety or health standards; effect of variance on citations.

  • 654.062 Notice of violation to employer by worker; complaint by worker to director; inspection; protection of complaining employees; rebuttable presumption

  • 654.071 Citation for safety or health standard violations; effect of failure to correct violation; posting of citations and notices by employer.

  • 654.078 Contesting violations; hearing; admissibility in criminal or civil proceedings of stipulations involving violations.

  • 654.082 Prohibiting use of equipment involved in violation; red warning notice.

  • 654.086 Civil penalty for violations; classification of violations; payment and disposition of penalty moneys.

  • 654.090 Occupational safety and health activities; voluntary compliance; rules; consultative services.

  • 654.097 Consultative services required; program standards; rules.

  • 654.101 Voluntary safety and health consultation; refusal to disclose report.

  • 654.120 Records of proceedings; confidentiality of certain information; federal reporting requirements; rules.

  • 654.130 Proceedings against unwilling witnesses.

  • 654.150 Sanitary facilities at construction projects; standards; exemptions.

  • 654.160 Applicability of ORS 654.150 to be included in construction contracts; liability for cost of compliance.

  • 654.165 Employees not required to work bare-handed or rubber-gloved on high voltage lines.

  • 654.170 Stairway railings and guards not required for certain public and historic buildings.

  • 654.172 Exemption from inspection or investigation for certain agricultural activities.

  • 654.174 Sanitation facilities for workers harvesting food crops; employer to post notice; rules.

  • 654.015 Unsafe or unhealthy place of employment prohibited.

  • 654.067 Inspection of places of employment; denial of access; warrants; safety and health consultation with employees.
  • Workplace Safety Committees (654.176 - 654.192)


  • 654.176 Safety committee or safety meeting required.

  • 654.182 Rules for ORS 654.176; contents.

  • 654.189 Safe Employment Education and Training Advisory Committee; members; terms; expenses; duties; meetings.

  • 654.191 Occupational Safety and Health Grant program; rules.

  • 654.192 Labor organization not liable for injury resulting from absence of safety or health provision.
  • Hazard Communication and Hazardous Substances (654.196)


  • 654.196 Rules on contents of piping systems; posting notice on right to be informed of hazardous substances; withholding of information under certain circumstances.
  • Health And Sanitation Inspections (654.200 - 654.295)


  • 654.200 Scholarship account; use; standards for eligibility.

  • 654.202 Issuance of warrants for safety and health inspections.

  • 654.206 Grounds for issuance of inspection warrants; requirements of affidavit.

  • 654.212 Procedure for issuance of inspection warrant by magistrate.

  • 654.216 Execution of inspection warrants.

  • 654.251 Assistance to director from other state agencies; inspection of farm labor camps and facilities.

  • 654.285 Admissibility of rules and orders of department in evidence in proceedings under ORS 654.001 to 654.295, 654.412 to 654.423 and 654.750 to 654.780.

  • 654.290 Applicability of Administrative Procedures Act; Administrative Law Judge qualifications.

  • 654.293 Representation of employer by attorney permitted.

  • 654.295 Application of Oregon Safe Employment Act.
  • Employer Liability Law (654.305 - 654.336)


  • 654.345 Safety standards for utility vehicle rentals. 

  • 654.305 Protection and safety of persons in hazardous employment generally.

  • 654.310 Places of employment; compliance with applicable orders, rules.

  • 654.315 Persons in charge of work to see that ORS 654.305 to 654.336 are complied with.

  • 654.320 Who considered agent of owner.

  • 654.325 Who may prosecute damage action for death; damages unlimited.

  • 654.330 Fellow servant negligence as defense.

  • 654.336 Comparative negligence
  • Safety And Health Professionals (654.400 - 654.423)


  • 654.400 Use of title of industrial hygienist, occupational health and safety technologist, construction health and safety technician or safety professional; cause of action.

  • 654.402 Activities permitted under other designation, certification or license.

  • 654.412 Definitions for ORS 654.412 to 654.423.

  • 654.413 Required policies regarding surgical smoke. 

  • 654.414 Duties of health care employer; security and safety assessment; assault prevention program; requirements.

  • 654.416 Required records of assaults against employees; contents; summary report; rules.

  • 654.418 Protection of employee of health care employer after assault by patient.

  • 654.421 Refusal to treat certain patients by home health care employee.

  • 654.423 Use of physical force by health care employee in self-defense against assault.
  • Reports Of Accidents To Public Utility Commission (654.715 - 654.720)


  • 654.715 Report of accidents to Public Utility Commission; investigation; supplemental reports; rules.

  • 654.720 Public inspection or use of reports as evidence prohibited.
  • Hazardous Chemicals (654.750 - 654.780)


  • 654.750 Definitions for ORS 654.750 to 654.780.

  • 654.760 Rules on hazardous chemicals, safety equipment and training.

  • 654.770 Basic information available to agricultural employers for employees; content; language.

  • 654.780 Providing basic information to employees.
  • Penalties (654.991)


  • 654.991 Penalties.
  • Misc. Related Statutes


  • 670.600 Independent contractor defined

  • 31.600 Contributory negligence not bar to recovery; comparative negligence standard; third party complaints.

  • 731.475 Records storage required of workers' compensation insurers; examination and audit of records.




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