OAR 125-160-0000: Purpose, Applicability, and Effective Date

(1) Section 41, Article 1 of the Oregon Constitution provides that injury or disease from inmate work shall be covered by a corrections system inmate injury fund rather than workers compensation law. These rules set procedures and benefits. They are patterned generally after accidental death and disability insurance. (2) These rules apply to injuries to inmates in authorized work or training assignments of the Oregon Department of Corrections. (3) These rules apply to injuries occurring on and after June 30, 1995.