{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-656.310","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 656.310","heading":"Presumption concerning notice of injury and self-inflicted injuries; reports as evidence.","body":"(1) In any proceeding for the enforcement of a claim for compensation under this chapter, there is a rebuttable presumption that:\n      (a) Sufficient notice of injury was given and timely filed; and\n      (b) The injury was not occasioned by the willful intention of the injured worker to commit self-injury or suicide.\n      (2) The contents of medical, surgical and hospital reports presented by claimants for compensation shall constitute prima facie evidence as to the matter contained therein; so, also, shall such reports presented by the insurer or self-insured employer, provided that the doctor rendering medical and surgical reports consents to submit to cross-examination. This subsection shall also apply to medical or surgical reports from any treating or examining doctor who is not a resident of Oregon, provided that the claimant, self-insured employer or the insurer shall have a reasonable time, but no less than 30 days after receipt of notice that the report will be offered in evidence at a hearing, to cross-examine such doctor by deposition or by written interrogatories to be settled by the Administrative Law Judge.","path":["16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment","51. Labor and Employment; Unlawful Discrimination","Chapter 656 — Workers’ Compensation"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:16Z","sha256":"b1568599d8a08dc2c0163e4ed80a7c31f3f04dc4580a1f82af2c2d7c818cb3c0","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-656.308","next":"us-or/ors-656.312"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}