§ 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; employer election to pay supplemental benefits; 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 entitled to compensation
§ 656.228 Payments directly to beneficiary or custodian
§ 656.230 Lump sum award payments
§ 656.232 Payments to noncitizens 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 re
§ 656.240 Deduction of benefits from sick leave payments paid to employees
§ 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; provi
§ 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; required findings; denial or termination of provider authorization; scope of directors review; confidentiality of certain information; immunity from liability; rules; medical service dispute resolu
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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 656 > Compensation and Medical Benefits

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Markup: The process by which congressional committees and subcommittees debate, amend, and rewrite proposed legislation.
  • mental disorder: includes any physical disorder caused or worsened by mental stress. See Oregon Statutes 656.802
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • occupational disease: means any disease or infection arising out of and in the course of employment caused by substances or activities to which an employee is not ordinarily subjected or exposed other than during a period of regular actual employment therein, and which requires medical services or results in disability or death, including:

    (A) Any disease or infection caused by ingestion of, absorption of, inhalation of or contact with dust, fumes, vapors, gases, radiation or other substances. See Oregon Statutes 656.802

  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • to and including: when used in a reference to a series of statute sections, subsections or paragraphs. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Violate: includes failure to comply. See Oregon Statutes 174.100