OAR 461-145-0590: Workers Compensation

Edition: Current OARD snapshotEffective: 2023-07-01Last verified: 2026-09-07

(1) For workers compensation payments received monthly or more frequently: (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, these payments are counted as unearned income. (b) In the REF, REFM, SNAP, and TANF programs, income from workers compensation is counted as earned income (see OAR 461-145-0130) if paid to an individual who is still employed while recuperating from an illness or injury. (2) All workers compensation payments other than those in section (1) are counted as periodic or lump sum income (see OAR 461-140-0110 and 461-140-0120).

Official history and status

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 411.060, 411.816 & 412.049

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 411.060, 411.816, 412.049 & 411.083

History: SSP 17-2023, amend filed 06/14/2023, effective 07/01/2023 SSP 38-2013, f. 12-31-13, cert. ef. 1-1-14 SSP 30-2013(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-1-13 thru 3-30-14 SSP 14-2006, f. 9-29-06, cert. ef. 10-1-06 AFS 80-1989, f. 12-21-89, cert. ef. 2-1-90

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