OAR 438-009-0001: Special Definitions

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 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.