OAR 436-001-0003
Applicability and Purpose of these Rules

(1) OAR 436-001-0005 (Model Rules For Rulemaking) through 436-001-0009 (Notice of Division Rulemaking) establish supplemental procedures for rulemaking under ORS chapter 183 and apply to all division rulemaking on or after the date the rules are effective.

(2) OAR 436-001-0019 (Requests for Hearing) through 436-001-0296 (Settlements and Dismissals) establish supplemental procedures for hearings on matters within the director’s jurisdiction.

(a) In general, the rules of the Workers’ Compensation Board in OAR chapter 438 apply to the conduct of hearings, unless these rules provide otherwise.

(b) Except for OAR 436-001-0030 (Role of the Workers’ Compensation Division), these rules do not apply to hearings requested under ORS 656.740 (Review of proposed order declaring noncomplying employer or nonsubjectivity determination).

(c) These rules apply to hearings held on or after the date the rules are effective.

(3) OAR 436-001-0400 (General Provisions and Requirements for Attorney Fees Awarded by the Director) through 436-001-0440 (Time Within Which Attorney Fees Must Be Paid) apply to attorney fees awarded by the director under ORS 656.262 (Processing of claims and payment of compensation), 656.277 (Request for reclassification of nondisabling claim), and 656.386 (Recovery of attorney fees, expenses and costs in appeal on denied claim), and to attorney fees awarded by the director or administrative law judge under ORS 656.385 (Attorney fees in cases regarding certain medical service or vocational rehabilitation matters)(1).

(a) These rules apply to orders issued on or after the date the rules are effective, regardless of the date the claim was filed.

(b) For attorney fees that are ordered to be paid in reconsideration proceedings under ORS 656.268 (Claim closure)(6), OAR 436-030-0175 (Fees and Penalties Within the Reconsideration Proceeding) applies.

(4) OAR 436-001-0500 (Refund of Overpayments) applies to any refund or credit processed by the director on or after the date the rule is effective, regardless of the date the payment was received.

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

Source: Rule 436-001-0003 — Applicability and Purpose of these Rules, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=436-001-0003.

436–001–0003
Applicability and Purpose of these Rules 436–001–0004
Definitions 436–001–0005
Model Rules For Rulemaking 436–001–0009
Notice of Division Rulemaking 436–001–0019
Requests for Hearing 436–001–0023
Other Filings and Submissions 436–001–0027
Timeliness 436–001–0030
Role of the Workers’ Compensation Division 436–001–0170
Duties and Powers of the Administrative Law Judge 436–001–0225
Scope of Review/Limitations on the Record 436–001–0240
The Record 436–001–0246
Proposed and Final Orders — Exceptions, Correction, Director Review 436–001–0252
Stay of Director and Administrative Review 436–001–0259
Ex Parte Communication 436–001–0296
Settlements and Dismissals 436–001–0400
General Provisions and Requirements for Attorney Fees Awarded by the Director 436–001–0410
Attorney Fees Awarded under ORS 656.385(1) 436–001–0420
Attorney Fees Awarded under ORS 656.262(11) 436–001–0430
Attorney Fees Awarded under ORS 656.262(12) 436–001–0435
Attorney Fees Awarded under ORS 656.277(1) 436–001–0440
Time Within Which Attorney Fees Must Be Paid 436–001–0500
Refund of Overpayments 436–001–0600
Multilingual Help Page 436–001–0610
Duty to Forward Misdirected Request 436–001–0700
Access to Public Records and Workers’ Compensation Claim Records

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Colorado:	C.R.S.
Nevada:	NRS
New York:	Laws
Oregon:	OAR, ORS
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OAR 436-001-0003 Applicability and Purpose of these Rules

OAR 436-001-0003
Applicability and Purpose of these Rules