Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 438 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD
Division 9 - COMPROMISE AND SETTLEMENT
Section 438-009-0001 - Special Definitions
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
As used in this division:
(1) "Claim Disposition Agreement" means a written agreement pursuant to ORS 656.236(1), executed by all parties in which a claimant agrees to release rights, or agrees to release an insurer or self-insured employer from obligations, under ORS 656.001 to 656.794 except for medical services, in an accepted claim.
(2) "Disputed Claim Settlement" means a written agreement pursuant to ORS 656.289(4), executed by all parties in which the parties agree to make a reasonable disposition of all or part of a claim in which there is a bona fide dispute over the compensability of the claim.
(3) "Settlement Stipulation" means a written agreement or an oral agreement if made on the oral record of a hearing and approved in writing by an Administrative Law Judge, in which any matter contested between the parties, other than matters resolvable in a claim disposition agreement or disputed claim settlement, are resolved by agreement of the parties.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 656.726(5)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 656.236, ORS 656.289(4) & ORS 656.726(5)
