OAR 836-043-0001: Statutory Authority; Purpose;

(1) OAR 836-043-0001 to 836-043-0091 are adopted by the Insurance Commissioner pursuant to the authority and requirements of ORS 656.427, 656.730 and 731.244 for the purpose of implementing ORS 656.427, 656.730, and 737.265, and may be cited as the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Insurance Plan (the “Plan” or “WCIP”). (2) The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Insurance Plan provides for the equitable apportionment among workers’ compensation insurers of employers who are in good faith entitled to workers’ compensation insurance, but who are unable to procure such insurance in a regular manner. (3) The Plan applies to all authorized workers’ compensation insurers and the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation, their agents and the Plan Administrator.