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OR Rev Stat § 656.745 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 656 - Workers’ Compensation|Section 656.745 - Civil penalty for inducing failure to report claims; limits on penalty amounts; failure to pay assessments; failure to comply with statutes, rules or orders; amount; procedure.

(1)(a) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall assess a civil penalty against an employer or insurer that intentionally or repeatedly induces claimants for compensation to fail to report accidental injuries, causes employees to collect accidental injury claims as off-the-job injury claims, persuades claimants to accept less than the compensation due or makes it necessary for claimants to resort to proceedings against the employer to secure compensation due. (b) The director may not assess under this subsection more than $2,000 for each violation or more than $40,000 in the aggregate for violations during a calendar year. Each violation, or each day during which a violation continues, constitutes a separate violation. (2)(a) The director may assess a civil penalty against an employer, self-insured employer, insurer, managed care organization or service company that: (A) Fails to pay assessments or other payments due to the director under this chapter and is in default; or (B) Fails to comply with statutes, rules or orders of the director regarding reports or other requirements necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (b) The director may not assess under this subsection a civil penalty against a self-insured employer, insurer or service company that exceeds $4,000 for each violation or $180,000 in the aggregate for violations during a calendar year. Each violation, or each day during which a violation continues, constitutes a separate violation. (c) The director may not assess under this subsection a civil penalty against an employer, except a self-insured employer, or managed care organization that exceeds $2,000 for each violation or $40,000 in the aggregate for violations during a calendar year. Each violation, or each day during which a violation continues, constitutes a separate violation. (3) Except as specified in ORS 656.780, the director may assess a penalty under subsection (2) of this section against a service company only for claims processing performance deficiencies revealed in annual audits associated with claims processing performance. The director may assess only one penalty for each separate violation by an employer, insurer or service company for deficiencies revealed in annual audits associated with claims processing performance. (4) ORS 656.735 (4) to (6) and 656.740 also apply to orders and penalties assessed under this section. [1975 c.556 §38; 1979 c.839 §31; 1987 c.233 §2; 1987 c.884 §46; 2003 c.170 §13; 2005 c.221 §3; 2007 c.270 §9; 2015 c.194 §1; 2019 c.7 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 656.751 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 656 - Workers’ Compensation|Section 656.751 - State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation created; board; members’ qualifications; terms; compensation; expenses; function; report.

(1) The State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation is created as an independent public corporation. The corporation shall be governed by a board of five directors appointed by the Governor. Two members shall be chosen to represent the public. Of the remaining three members, a board member must be insured by the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation at the time of appointment and for one year prior to appointment, or an employee of such an employer. Members of the board are subject to confirmation by the Senate pursuant to section 4, Article III of the Oregon Constitution. (2) No member of the board of directors shall have any pecuniary interest, other than an incidental interest which is disclosed and made a matter of public record at the time of appointment to the board, in any corporation or other business entity doing business in the workers’ compensation insurance industry. (3) The term of office of a member is four years, but a member serves at the pleasure of the Governor. Before the expiration of the term of a member, the Governor shall appoint a successor. A member is eligible for reappointment. If there is a vacancy for any cause, the Governor shall make an appointment to become immediately effective for the unexpired term. (4) A member of the board of directors is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495. (5) The board of directors shall select one of its members as chairperson and another as vice chairperson, for such terms and with such duties and powers as the board of directors considers necessary for performance of the functions of those offices. A majority of the members of the board of directors constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. (6) The board of directors shall meet at least once every three months at a time and place determined by the board of directors. The board of directors shall meet at such other times and places specified by the call of the chairperson or of a majority of the members of the board of directors. (7) It is the function of the board of directors to establish the policies for the operation of the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation, consistent with all applicable provisions of law. (8) The board shall file with the Legislative Assembly and the Governor, not later than April 15 of each year, a report covering the activities and operations of the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation for the preceding year. [1979 c.829 §2; 1981 c.854 §51]
OR Rev Stat § 656.753 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 656 - Workers’ Compensation|Section 656.753 - State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation exempt from certain financial administration laws; contracts with state agencies for services.

(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, the provisions of ORS 279.835 to 279.855 and 283.085 to 283.092 and ORS chapters 240, 276, 279A, 279B, 279C, 282, 283, 291, 292 and 293 do not apply to the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation. (2) In carrying out the duties, functions and powers imposed by law upon the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation, the board of directors or the manager of the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation may contract with any state agency for the performance of such duties, functions and powers as the corporation considers appropriate. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) or (2) of this section, ORS 293.240 except for appeals pursuant to ORS 737.318, ORS 293.260, 293.262 and 293.505 (2) shall apply to the directors, manager, assistants and accounts of the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation and any subsidiary corporation formed or acquired by the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation. (4) Notwithstanding subsection (1) or (2) of this section, ORS 243.305, 279A.100 and 659A.012 apply to the directors, manager and employees of the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation. [1979 c.829 §4; 1981 c.876 §8; subsection (3) enacted as 1983 c.412 §2; subsection (4) enacted as 1983 c.808 §4; 1987 c.884 §5; 2003 c.794 §310; 2012 c.107 §67]
OR Rev Stat § 656.754 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 656 - Workers’ Compensation|Section 656.754 - Manager; appointment; functions.

(1) The State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation is under the direct supervision of a manager appointed by the board of directors of the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation. The manager serves at the pleasure of the board of directors. The manager shall qualify in the manner provided for board members in ORS 656.716 except that no bond shall be required. (2) The manager has such powers as are necessary to carry out the functions of the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation, subject to policy direction by the board of directors. (3) The manager may employ, terminate and supervise the employment of such assistants, experts, field personnel and clerks as may be required in the administration of the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation. [1965 c.285 §56; 1973 c.792 §29; 1979 c.829 §6]
OR Rev Stat § 656.758 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 656 - Workers’ Compensation|Section 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.

(1) The books, records and payrolls of any employer pertinent to the administration of this chapter shall always be open to inspection by the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation or its agent for the purpose of ascertaining the correctness of the payroll, the persons employed, and such other information as may be necessary in the administration of said statutes. (2) Every employer subject to this chapter shall keep a true and accurate record of the number of workers and the wages paid by the employer, the occupations at which and the number of days or parts of days any of the workers are employed, and shall furnish to the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation, upon request, a sworn statement of the same. (3) Any employer who willfully misrepresents to the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation the amount of the payroll upon which the amount of premium is based shall be liable to the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation in a sum equal to 10 times the amount of the difference between the amount of such premium computed according to the representation thereof by such employer and the amount for which the employer is liable under this chapter according to a correct computation of the payroll. Such liability shall be enforced in a civil action in the name of the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation and any amount so collected shall become a part of the Industrial Accident Fund. (4) Failure on the part of the employer to submit such books, records and payrolls for inspection to any member of the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation or any of its representatives presenting written authority from the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation, or a refusal on the part of an employer to keep a payroll in accordance with this section, when demanded by the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation, subjects the offending employer to a penalty of $100 for each offense, to be collected by a civil action in the name of the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation and paid into the Industrial Accident Fund. [Amended by 1981 c.854 §53]
OR Rev Stat § 656.760 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 656 - Workers’ Compensation|Section 656.760

[1983 c.412 §3; renumbered 656.776 in 2001]
OR Rev Stat § 656.774 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 656 - Workers’ Compensation|Section 656.774 - Annual report by State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation to Secretary of State; contents.

The board of directors of the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation shall report to the Secretary of State by March 15 of each year: (1) The total amount of assets in the Industrial Accident Fund as of December 31 of the prior year; (2) The reserves and surplus that are actuarially necessary according to recognized insurance principles as described in ORS 656.634 (2) and statutory accounting principles published by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, excluding any allowance for undeclared dividends; (3) Any funds in addition to those described in subsection (2) of this section; and (4) The total amount of investment gain generated by the Industrial Accident Fund during the prior year ending on December 31. [2001 c.724 §2] Note: See note under 656.772.
OR Rev Stat § 656.776 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 656 - Workers’ Compensation|Section 656.776 - Notice to Secretary of State regarding action on audit report.

Not later than the 90th day after the Secretary of State completes and delivers to the appropriate authority an audit under ORS 297.210, the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation or any subsidiary corporation formed or acquired by the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation shall notify the Secretary of State in writing of the measures taken and proposed to be taken, if any, to respond to the recommendations of the audit report. The Secretary of State may extend the 90-day period for good cause. [Formerly 656.760]
OR Rev Stat § 656.780 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 656 - Workers’ Compensation|Section 656.780 - Certification and training of claims examiners; records of certification and training of examiners; department inspection of records; penalties; rules.

(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall: (a) Adopt by rule standards for certification of workers’ compensation claims examiners that shall be administered by workers’ compensation insurers, self-insured employers and service companies; and (b) Develop or approve any training curriculum used by insurers, self-insured employers and service companies that is related to interactions with independent medical examination providers required under ORS 656.325. (2)(a) Each insurer, self-insured employer and service company shall maintain records of the certification and training of their workers’ compensation claims examiners. These records are subject to inspection and review by the director. (b) The director may impose a civil penalty against any insurer, self-insured employer or service company that fails to: (A) Maintain or produce certification and training records as required by the rules of the director; or (B) Provide training based on a curriculum approved by the director related to interactions with independent medical examination providers required under ORS 656.325. (3) Insurers, self-insured employers and service companies may employ only certified workers’ compensation claims examiners to process workers’ compensation claims. The director may impose a civil penalty against any insurer, self-insured employer or service company that violates this subsection. [1990 c.2 §52; 1999 c.418 §1; 2005 c.675 §3; 2015 c.194 §2] Note: Section 14 (1), chapter 781, Oregon Laws 2003, provides: Sec. 14. Funds for repayment of certain reinsurance claims. (1) The State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation shall continue paying reinsurance claims incurred or made prior to January 1, 2012, from the Rural Medical Liability Reinsurance Fund until the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation has extinguished its liabilities for reinsurance issued under section 1, chapter 781, Oregon Laws 2003, by payment of claims or by purchase of reinsurance. Purchase of reinsurance under this subsection shall be subject to approval by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. [2003 c.781 §14(1); 2007 c.574 §4(1)]
OR Rev Stat § 656.790 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 656 - Workers’ Compensation|Section 656.790 - Workers’ Compensation Management-Labor Advisory Committee; membership; duties; expenses.

(1) The Governor shall appoint a Workers’ Compensation Management-Labor Advisory Committee composed of 10 appointed members. Five members from organized labor shall represent subject workers and five members shall represent subject employers. In addition to the appointed members, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall serve ex officio as a member of the committee. The appointment of members of the committee is subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner prescribed in ORS 171.562 and 171.565. (2) The director may recommend areas of the law which the director desires to have studied or the committee may study such aspects of the law as the committee shall determine require their consideration. The committee shall biennially review the standards for evaluation of permanent disability adopted under ORS 656.726 and shall recommend to the director factors to be included or such other modification of application of the standards as the committee considers appropriate. The committee shall biennially review and make recommendations about permanent partial disability benefits. The committee shall advise the director regarding any proposed changes in the operation of programs funded by the Workers’ Benefit Fund and shall review any plan the Department of Consumer and Business Services devises to increase the balance of the fund to meet the requirement set forth in ORS 656.506 (5). The committee shall report the committee’s findings to the director for such action as the director deems appropriate. (3) The committee shall report to the Legislative Assembly such findings and recommendations as the committee considers appropriate, including a report on the following matters: (a) Decisions of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals that have significant impact on the workers’ compensation system. (b) Adequacy of workers’ compensation benefits. (c) Medical and legal system costs. (d) Adequacy of assessments for reserve programs and administrative costs. (e) The operation of programs funded by the Workers’ Benefit Fund. (4) The members of the committee are appointed for a term of three years and shall serve without compensation, but are entitled to travel expenses. The committee may hire, subject to approval of the director, such experts as the committee may require to discharge the committee’s duties. All expenses of the committee must be paid out of the Consumer and Business Services Fund. [1969 c.448 §2; 1975 c.556 §49; 1977 c.804 §32; 1990 c.2 §41; 1995 c.332 §55b; 1995 c.641 §25; 2007 c.274 §7; 2017 c.63 §1; 2019 c.494 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 656.794 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 656 - Workers’ Compensation|Section 656.794 - Advisory committee on medical care; rules.

There shall be created an advisory committee on medical care. This committee shall consist of members appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services to advise the director on matters relating to the provision of medical care to workers. The director by rule shall determine the composition of the committee. Membership of the committee shall include representatives of the types of health care providers that are most representative of health care providers providing medical care services to injured workers. The committee shall also include one representative of insurers, one representative of employers, one representative of workers, one representative of managed care organizations and other persons as the director may determine are necessary to carry out the purpose of the committee. Members of the committee shall be paid travel and other necessary expenses for service as a member. Such payments shall be made from the Consumer and Business Services Fund. [1965 c.285 §27; 1981 c.535 §46; 1981 c.854 §54; 1987 c.884 §26; 1999 c.879 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 656.795 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 656 - Workers’ Compensation|Section 656.795 - Informational materials for nurse practitioners.

The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall develop and make available to nurse practitioners informational materials about the workers’ compensation system, including, but not limited to, the management of indemnity claims, standards for authorization of temporary disability benefits, return to work responsibilities and programs, and general workers’ compensation rules and procedures for medical service providers. [2003 c.811 §29] Note: 656.795 to 656.798 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 656 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 656.797 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 656 - Workers’ Compensation|Section 656.797 - Certification by nurse practitioner of review of required materials.

On or after October 1, 2004, a nurse practitioner licensed under ORS 678.375 to 678.390, prior to providing compensable medical services or authorizing temporary disability benefits under ORS 656.245, must certify in a form acceptable to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services that the nurse practitioner has reviewed the materials developed under ORS 656.795. [2003 c.811 §30] Note: See note under 656.795.
OR Rev Stat § 656.798 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 656 - Workers’ Compensation|Section 656.798 - Duty of insurer, self-insured employer and self-insured employer group to provide information to director.

Every workers’ compensation insurer, self-insured employer and self-insured employer group shall provide to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services all information requested by the director for the purpose of assessing the impact of ORS 656.795 and 656.797 and the amendments to ORS 656.005, 656.245, 656.250, 656.252, 656.262, 656.268, 656.325, 656.340, 656.726, 657.170, 659A.043, 659A.046, 659A.049 and 659A.063 by sections 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 and 27, chapter 811, Oregon Laws 2003. [2003 c.811 §31] Note: See note under 656.795.
OR Rev Stat § 656.799 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 656 - Workers’ Compensation|Section 656.799 - Informational materials for other health care professionals; certification of review of materials.

(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall develop and make available to medical service providers informational materials about the workers’ compensation system including, but not limited to, the management of indemnity claims, standards for the authorization of temporary disability benefits, return to work responsibilities and programs, and workers’ compensation rules and procedures for medical service providers. (2) Prior to providing compensable medical services or authorizing temporary disability benefits under ORS 656.245, a medical service provider must certify, in a form acceptable to the director, that the medical service provider has reviewed the materials developed under this section. (3) As used in this section, "medical service provider" means a: (a) Doctor or physician licensed by the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners for the State of Oregon under ORS chapter 684 or a similarly licensed doctor or physician in any country or in any state, territory or possession of the United States; (b) Physician assistant licensed by the Oregon Medical Board in accordance with ORS 677.505 to 677.525 or a similarly licensed physician assistant in any country or in any state, territory or possession of the United States; or (c) Doctor of naturopathy or naturopathic physician licensed by the Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine under ORS chapter 685 or a similarly licensed doctor or physician in any country or in any state, territory or possession of the United States. [2007 c.252 §7; 2009 c.43 §8; 2011 c.117 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 656.804 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 656 - Workers’ Compensation|Section 656.804 - Occupational disease as an injury under Workers’ Compensation Law.

Subject to ORS 656.005 (24) and 656.266 (2), an occupational disease, as defined in ORS 656.802, is considered an injury for employees of employers who have come under this chapter, except as otherwise provided in ORS 656.802 to 656.807. [Amended by 1965 c.285 §87; 1973 c.543 §2; 2001 c.865 §4]