Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 436 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, WORKERS' COMPENSATION DIVISION
Division 110 - PREFERRED WORKER PROGRAM
Section 436-110-0240 - Insurer Participation in the Preferred Worker Program
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) Insurer participation. The insurer of the employer at injury must be an active participant in providing re-employment assistance under the Preferred Worker Program.
(2) Notice of assistance available. The insurer must notify the worker and employer at injury in writing of the assistance available from the Preferred Worker Program. A notice must be issued:
(3) Required notice language.
The Preferred Worker Program helps Oregon's injured workers get back to work. To find out whether you qualify, contact the Preferred Worker Program. Call: 503-947-7588 or 800-445-3948 (toll-free) Fax: 503-947-7581
Or write the Preferred Worker Program at P.O. Box 14480, Salem, Oregon 97309-0405 or pwp.oregon@oregon.gov
As the employer of an injured worker, you may be eligible for valuable Preferred Worker Program incentives if the worker cannot return to regular work and has permanent restrictions caused by the injury.
If the worker's Preferred Worker Program eligibility has not been determined, you may contact the Workers' Compensation Division for an eligibility review.
To be eligible for exemption from paying workers' compensation premiums for this worker for three years, you must:
Bring back your preferred worker to a new or modified job; and
Notify the Workers' Compensation Division within 90 days of the date the worker is determined eligible or within 90 days of the date you bring the worker back to work, whichever is later.
To request all other Preferred Worker Program benefits, you must contact the Workers' Compensation Division within 180 days of the worker's claim closure date.
To find out more about the Preferred Worker Program, contact the program.
Call: 503-947-7588 or 800-445-3948 (toll-free)
Fax: 503-947-7581
Or write the Preferred Worker Program at P.O. Box 14480, Salem, Oregon 97309-0405 or pwp.oregon@oregon.gov
(4) Reporting information to the division. The insurer must provide the division with preferred worker information upon the following:
Forms referenced are available from the agency.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 656.340, 656.622 & 656.726(4)
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 656.340(1), (2), (3), 656.622 & 656.726(4)