2017 ORS 656.798¹
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 (Informational materials for nurse practitioners) and 656.797 (Certification by nurse practitioner of review of required materials) and the amendments to ORS 656.005 (Definitions), 656.245 (Medical services to be provided), 656.250 (Limitation on compensability of physical therapist services), 656.252 (Medical report regulation), 656.262 (Processing of claims and payment of compensation), 656.268 (Claim closure), 656.325 (Required medical examination), 656.340 (Vocational assistance procedure), 656.726 (Duties and powers to carry out workers’ compensation and occupational safety laws), 657.170 (Extending base year), 659A.043 (Reinstatement of injured worker to former position), 659A.046 (Reemployment of injured worker in other available and suitable work), 659A.049 (Rights of reinstatement and reemployment protected) and 659A.063 (State to continue group health benefits for injured worker and covered dependents) 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 (Informational materials for nurse practitioners).

Chapter 656

Notes of Decisions

Party having af­firm­a­tive of any issue must prove it by preponderance of evidence unless legislature fixes some different quantum of proof. Hutcheson v. Weyerhaeuser Co., 288 Or 51, 602 P2d 268 (1979)

Amend­ments to existing statutes and enact­ment of addi­tional statutes by 1995 legisla­tion generally apply to pending cases and to orders still ap­pealable on June 7, 1995, effective date. Volk v. America West Air­lines, 135 Or App 565, 899 P2d 746 (1995), Sup Ct review denied

Amend­ments to existing statutes and enact­ment of addi­tional statutes by 1995 legisla­tion do not extend or shorten procedural time limita­tions with regard to ac­tions taken prior to June 7, 1995, effective date. Motel 6 v. McMasters, 135 Or App 583, 899 P2d 1212 (1995)

Atty. Gen. Opinions

Benefit unavailability for inmates engaged in prison work programs, (1996) Vol 48, p 134

Law Review Cita­tions

24 WLR 321, 341 (1988); 32 WLR 217 (1996)

1 Legislative Counsel Committee, CHAPTER 656—Workers’ Compensation, https://­www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/­bills_laws/­ors/­ors656.­html (2017) (last ac­cessed Mar. 30, 2018).
 
2 Legislative Counsel Committee, Annotations to the Oregon Revised Stat­utes, Cumulative Supplement - 2017, Chapter 656, https://­www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/­bills_laws/­ors/­ano656.­html (2017) (last ac­cessed Mar. 30, 2018).
 
3 OregonLaws.org assembles these lists by analyzing references between Sections. Each listed item refers back to the current Section in its own text. The result reveals relationships in the code that may not have otherwise been apparent.