OAR 436-105-0005: Definitions

Unless a term is defined in these rules or the context otherwise requires, the definitions of ORS chapter 656 are incorporated by reference and made part of these rules. (1) "Client" means a person to whom workers are provided under contract and for a fee on a temporary or leased basis. (2) "Director" means the director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, or the director's designee. (3) "Division" means the Workers' Compensation Division of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. (4) "Employer at injury" means the organization that employed the worker when the worker: (a) Sustained the injury or occupational disease; (b) Made the claim for aggravation; or (c) Requested an Own Motion opening under ORS 656.278. (5) "Insurer" means the insurance company or self-insured employer responsible for the workers’ compensation claim. (6) "Premium" means the moneys paid to an insurer for the purpose of purchasing workers’ compensation insurance. (7) "Regular work" means the job the worker held at the time of injury, claim for aggravation, or Own Motion opening under ORS 656.278. (8) "Skills building" means a class or course of instruction taken by the worker for the purpose of enhancing an existing skill or developing a new skill. (9) "Transitional work" means temporary work with the employer at injury that is not the worker's full-duty regular work and is assigned because the worker cannot perform full-duty regular work.