Or. Admin. R. 436-050-0003

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 6, June 1, 2024

Section 436-050-0003 - Purpose and Applicability

(1) Purpose. These rules carry out the workers' compensation law related to employers' and insurers' responsibilities to cover subject workers for compensable injuries and illnesses.

(2)Applicability.

(a) These rules apply to employers, self-insured employers, and insurers.

(b) The requirements of OAR 436-050-0165, 436-050-0170, 436-050-0175, 436-050-0180, 436-050-0190, 436-050-0200, 436-050-0205, 436-050-0210 and 436-050-0220 apply to both self-insured employers and self-insured employer groups. References in those rules to "employer" include employer groups, and references to "self-insured employer" include self-insured employer groups.

(c) The director may waive procedural rules as justice requires, unless otherwise obligated by statute.

Or. Admin. R. 436-050-0003

WCD 3-1980(Admin), f. & ef. 4-2-80; WCD 4-1982(Admin), f. 2-10-82, ef. 2-15-82; WCD 10-1982(Admin), f. 9-30-82, ef. 10-1-82; WCD 7-1983(Admin), f. 12-22-83, ef. 12-27-83; Renumbered from 436-051-0003, 1-1-86; WCD 9-1985(Admin), f. 12-12-85, ef. 1-1-86; WCD 9-1987, f. 12-18-87, ef. 1-1-88; WCD 7-1989, f. 12-22-89, cert. ef. 1-1-90; WCD 25-1990, f. 11-29-90, cert. ef. 12-26-90; WCD 3-1992, f. 1-10-92, cert. ef. 2-1-92; WCD 2-1994, f. 4-1-94, cert. ef. 5-1-94; WCD 9-1996, f. 3-11-96, cert. ef. 4-1-96; WCD 1-1998, f. 1-9-98, cert. ef. 1-23-98; WCD 5-2001, f. 6-22-01, cert. ef. 7-1-01; WCD 10-2003, f. 8-29-03, cert. ef. 9-15-03; WCD 12-2003, f. 12-4-03, cert. ef. 1-1-04; WCD 5-2005, f. 5-26-05, cert. ef. 6-1-05; WCD 8-2005, f. 12-6-05, cert. ef. 1-1-06; WCD 7-2007, f. 11-1-07, cert. ef. 11-28-07; WCD 1-2008, f. 6-13-08, cert. ef. 7-1-08; WCD 4-2008, f. 9-17-08, cert. ef. 7-1-09; WCD 6-2012, f. 10-4-12, cert. ef. 1-1-13; WCD 1-2013(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 1-23-13 thru 7-21-13; WCD 5-2013, f. 7-3-13, cert. ef. 7-22-13; WCD 8-2013, f. 11-12-13, cert. ef. 1-1-14; WCD 10-2014, f. 8-15-14, cert. ef. 9-15-14; WCD 13-2014, f. 11-26-14, cert. ef. 1/1/2015; WCD 10-2015, f. 12-24-15, cert. ef. 1/1/2016; WCD 5-2016, f. 11-28-16, cert. ef. 1/1/2017; WCD 7-2018, amend filed 06/07/2018, effective 7/1/2018; WCD 10-2019, amend filed 12/17/2019, effective 1/1/2020; WCD 7-2022, amend filed 11/07/2022, effective 1/1/2023

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 656.726(4)

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 656.017, 656.029, 656.126, 656.407, 656.419, 656.423, 656.427, 656.430, 656.434, 656.443, 656.447, 656.455, 656.745 & 731.475