Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 438 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD
Division 9 - COMPROMISE AND SETTLEMENT
Section 438-009-0025 - Claim Disposition Agreements; Processing

(1) The parties shall file the claim disposition agreement with the Board for approval by the Administrative Law Judge who mediated the agreement or the Board Members. Any claim disposition agreement may be filed in accordance with OAR 438-005-0046(1)(a) and (1)(d). The claim disposition agreement shall be retained in the Board's file and a copy will be provided for the Director's claim file.

(2) Any claim disposition agreement filed under section (1) of this rule, shall be deemed to have been submitted as of the date the agreement is received by the Administrative Law Judge who mediated the agreement or the Board. All times to be calculated shall be calculated from the date of receipt of the agreement by the Administrative Law Judge who mediated the agreement or the Board.

(3) A request by an unrepresented claimant to meet with the Board must be made to the Board not more than 30 days after the Board's receipt of a claim disposition agreement, but need not be in any particular form; verbal requests will be accepted.