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- ORS 656.132 · Coverage of minors.
- ORS 656.135 · Coverage of deaf school work experience trainees.
- ORS 656.138 · Coverage of apprentices, trainees participating in related instruction classes.
- ORS 656.140 · Coverage of persons operating equipment for hire.
- ORS 656.152 · [Amended by 1957 c.718 §2; repealed by 1965 c.285 §95]
- ORS 656.154 · Injury due to negligence or wrong of a person not in the same employ as injured worker; remedy against such person.
- ORS 656.156 · Intentional injuries.
- ORS 656.160 · Effect of incarceration on receipt of compensation.
- ORS 656.170 · Validity of provisions of certain collective bargaining agreements; alternative dispute resolution systems; exclusive medical service provider lists; authority of director.
- ORS 656.172 · Applicability of and criteria for establishing program under ORS 656.170.
- ORS 656.174 · Rules.
- ORS 656.202 · Compensation payable to subject worker in accordance with law in effect at time of injury; exceptions; notice regarding payment.
- ORS 656.204 · Death.
- ORS 656.206 · Permanent total disability.
- ORS 656.207 · [1959 c.589 §2; repealed by 1965 c.285 §95]
- ORS 656.208 · Death during permanent total disability.
- ORS 656.209 · Offsetting permanent total disability benefits against Social Security benefits.
- ORS 656.210 · Temporary total disability; payment during medical treatment; employer election to pay supplemental benefits; rules.
- ORS 656.211 · “Average weekly wage” defined.
- ORS 656.212 · Temporary partial disability.
- ORS 656.214 · Permanent partial disability.
- ORS 656.215 · [1987 c.884 §36b; 1990 c.2 §8; repealed by 1991 c.745 §3]
- ORS 656.216 · Permanent partial disability; method of payment; effect of prior receipt of temporary disability payments.
- ORS 656.218 · Continuance of permanent partial disability payments to survivors; effect of death prior to final claim disposition.
- ORS 656.220 · [Amended by 1957 c.718 §4; 1965 c.285 §24; repealed by 1975 c.505 §1]
- ORS 656.222 · Compensation for additional accident.
- ORS 656.224 · [Amended by 1953 c.674 §13; repealed by 1959 c.517 §5]
- ORS 656.225 · Compensability of certain preexisting conditions.
- ORS 656.226 · Cohabitants entitled to compensation.
- ORS 656.228 · Payments directly to beneficiary or custodian.
- ORS 656.230 · Lump sum award payments.
- ORS 656.232 · Payments to noncitizens residing outside of United States.
- ORS 656.234 · Compensation not assignable nor to pass by operation of law; certain benefits subject to support obligations.
- ORS 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.
- ORS 656.240 · Deduction of benefits from sick leave payments paid to employees.
- ORS 656.242 · [Amended by 1959 c.589 §1; repealed by 1965 c.285 §95]
- ORS 656.244 · [Amended by 1959 c.378 §1; repealed by 1965 c.285 §95]
- ORS 656.245 · Medical services to be provided; worker choice of provider; restrictions on providers outside managed care organizations; director exclusion of medical treatments; when workers to receive services as prescribed in managed care organization contract; provision of services by nurse practitioners and physician associates; administrative review of disapproved claims; rules.
- ORS 656.246 · [Repealed by 1965 c.285 §95]
- ORS 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.
- ORS 656.248 · Medical service fee schedules; basis of fees; application to service provided by managed care organization; resolution of fee disputes; rules.
- ORS 656.250 · Limitation on compensability of physical therapist services.
- ORS 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.
- ORS 656.254 · Medical report forms; penalties and other sanctions; procedure for declaring health care practitioner ineligible for workers’ compensation reimbursement.
- ORS 656.256 · Considerations for rules regarding certain rural hospitals.
- ORS 656.258 · Vocational assistance service payments.
- ORS 656.260 · Certification procedure for managed health care provider; required findings; denial or termination of provider authorization; scope of director’s review; confidentiality of certain information; immunity from liability; rules; medical service dispute resolution; penalties.
- ORS 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.
- ORS 656.263 · To whom notices sent under ORS 656.262, 656.265, 656.268 to 656.289, 656.295 to 656.325 and 656.382 to 656.388.
- ORS 656.264 · Compensable injury, denied claim and other reports.
- ORS 656.265 · Notice of accident from worker.
- ORS 656.266 · Burden of proving compensability and nature and extent of disability.
- ORS 656.267 · Claims for new and omitted medical conditions.
- ORS 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.
- ORS 656.270 · [1971 c.155 §2; 1977 c.804 §6; 1979 c.839 §5; 1990 c.2 §17; 1999 c.313 §6; repealed by 2009 c.36 §5]
- ORS 656.271 · [1965 c.285 §32; 1969 c.171 §1; repealed by 1973 c.620 §4 (656.273 enacted in lieu of 656.271)]
- ORS 656.272 · [Repealed by 1965 c.285 §95]
- ORS 656.273 · Aggravation for worsened conditions; procedure; limitations; additional compensation.
- ORS 656.274 · [Repealed by 1965 c.285 §95]
- ORS 656.275 · [1963 c.20 §2; repealed by 1965 c.285 §95]
- ORS 656.276 · [Repealed by 1965 c.285 §95]
- ORS 656.277 · Request for reclassification of nondisabling claim; nondisabling claim procedure; attorney fees.
- ORS 656.278 · Board has continuing authority to alter earlier action on claim; limitations.
- ORS 656.280 · [Amended by 1965 c.285 §41b; renumbered 656.325]
- ORS 656.282 · [Amended by 1957 c.455 §1; repealed by 1965 c.285 §95]
- ORS 656.283 · Hearing rights and procedure; rules; impeachment evidence; use of standards for evaluation of disability.
- ORS 656.284 · [Amended by 1953 c.671 §2; 1955 c.718 §2; 1959 c.450 §4; repealed by 1965 c.285 §95]
- ORS 656.285 · Protection of witnesses at hearings.
- ORS 656.287 · Use of vocational reports in determining loss of earning capacity at hearing; rules.
- ORS 656.288 · [Amended by 1957 c.288 §1; repealed by 1965 c.285 §95]
- ORS 656.289 · Orders of Administrative Law Judge; review; disposition of claim when compensability disputed; approval of director required for reimbursement of certain expenditures.
- ORS 656.290 · [Amended by 1955 c.718 §3; repealed by 1965 c.285 §95]
- ORS 656.291 · Expedited Claim Service; jurisdiction; procedure; representation; rules.
- ORS 656.292 · [Amended by 1965 c.285 §38; renumbered 656.301]
- ORS 656.294 · [Amended by 1965 c.285 §37; renumbered 656.304]
- ORS 656.295 · Board review of Administrative Law Judge orders; application of standards for evaluation of disability.
- ORS 656.298 · Judicial review of board orders; settlement during pendency of petition for review.
- ORS 656.301 · [Formerly 656.292; repealed by 1977 c.804 §55]
- ORS 656.304 · When acceptance of compensation precludes hearing.
- ORS 656.307 · Determination of issues regarding responsibility for compensation payment; mediation or arbitration procedure; rules.
- ORS 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.
- ORS 656.310 · Presumption concerning notice of injury and self-inflicted injuries; reports as evidence.
- ORS 656.312 · [Amended by 1953 c.428 §2; 1965 c.285 §44; renumbered 656.578]
- ORS 656.313 · Stay of compensation pending request for hearing or review; procedure for denial of claim for medical services; reimbursement.
- ORS 656.314 · [Amended by 1965 c.285 §45; renumbered 656.580]
- ORS 656.316 · [Amended by 1953 c.428 §2; 1965 c.285 §46; renumbered 656.583]
- ORS 656.318 · [Amended by 1965 c.285 §47; renumbered 656.587]
- ORS 656.319 · Time within which hearing must be requested.
- ORS 656.320 · [Amended by 1953 c.428 §2; 1965 c.285 §48; renumbered 656.591]
- ORS 656.322 · [Amended by 1953 c.428 §2; 1955 c.656 §1; 1959 c.644 §1; 1965 c.285 §49; renumbered 656.593]
- ORS 656.324 · [Amended by 1965 c.285 §50; renumbered 656.595]
- ORS 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.
- ORS 656.326 · [Amended by 1965 c.285 §51; renumbered 656.597]
- ORS 656.327 · Review of medical treatment of worker; findings; review; costs.
- ORS 656.328 · List of authorized providers and standards of professional conduct for providers of independent medical examinations; exclusion; complaints; rules.
- ORS 656.329 · [1987 c.884 §33; repealed by 1995 c.94 §1]
- ORS 656.330 · [1977 c.868 §2; repealed by 1985 c.660 §2 and 1985 c.770 §5]
- ORS 656.331 · Contact, medical examination of worker represented by attorney prohibited without written notice; rules.
- ORS 656.335 · [1981 c.723 §7; 1985 c.600 §3; 1985 c.770 §7a; repealed by 1995 c.332 §68]
- ORS 656.340 · Vocational assistance procedure; eligibility criteria; service providers; resolution of vocational assistance disputes; rules.