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Procedure for Obtaining Compensation

Procedure for Obtaining Compensation

656.262Processing 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 656.263To whom notices sent under ORS 656.262, 656.265, 656.268 to 656.289, 656.295 to 656.325 and 656.382 to 656.388 656.264Compensable injury, denied claim and other reports 656.265Notice of accident from worker 656.266Burden of proving compensability and nature and extent of disability 656.267Claims for new and omitted medical conditions 656.268Claim 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 656.273Aggravation for worsened conditions; procedure; limitations; additional compensation 656.277Request for reclassification of nondisabling claim; nondisabling claim procedure; attorney fees 656.278Board has continuing authority to alter earlier action on claim; limitations 656.283Hearing rights and procedure; rules; impeachment evidence; use of standards for evaluation of disability 656.285Protection of witnesses at hearings 656.287Use of vocational reports in determining loss of earning capacity at hearing; rules 656.289Orders of Administrative Law Judge; review; disposition of claim when compensability disputed; approval of director required for reimbursement of certain expenditures 656.291Expedited Claim Service; jurisdiction; procedure; representation; rules 656.295Board review of Administrative Law Judge orders; application of standards for evaluation of disability 656.298Judicial review of board orders; settlement during pendency of petition for review 656.304When acceptance of compensation precludes hearing 656.307Determination of issues regarding responsibility for compensation payment; mediation or arbitration procedure; rules 656.308Responsibility 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 656.310Presumption concerning notice of injury and self-inflicted injuries; reports as evidence 656.313Stay of compensation pending request for hearing or review; procedure for denial of claim for medical services; reimbursement 656.319Time within which hearing must be requested 656.325Required 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 656.327Review of medical treatment of worker; findings; review; costs 656.328List of authorized providers and standards of professional conduct for providers of independent medical examinations; exclusion; complaints; rules 656.331Contact, medical examination of worker represented by attorney prohibited without written notice; rules 656.340Vocational assistance procedure; eligibility criteria; service providers; resolution of vocational assistance disputes; rules