ORS 36.224: State agencies; confidentiality of mediation communications; rules.

Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07

(1) Except as provided in this section, mediation communications in mediations in which a state agency is a party, or in which a state agency is mediating a dispute as to which the state agency has regulatory authority, are not confidential and may be disclosed or admitted as evidence in subsequent adjudicatory proceedings, as described in ORS 36.222 (7). (2) The Attorney General shall develop model rules that provide for the confidentiality of mediation communications in mediations described in subsection (1) of this section. The rules shall also provide for limitations on admissibility and disclosure in subsequent adjudicatory proceedings, as described in ORS 36.222 (7). The rules shall contain provisions governing mediations of workplace interpersonal disputes. The rules may be amended by the Attorney General after notice and opportunity for hearing as required by rulemaking procedures under ORS chapter 183. (3) Model rules developed by the Attorney General under this section must include a provision for notice to the parties to a mediation regarding the extent to which the mediation communications are confidential or subject to disclosure or introduction as evidence in subsequent adjudicatory proceedings. (4) A state agency may adopt the model rules developed by the Attorney General under this section in their entirety without complying with the rulemaking procedures under ORS 183.335. The agency shall file notice of adoption of rules under this subsection with the Secretary of State in the manner provided by ORS 183.355 for the filing of rules. (5) Except as provided in ORS 36.222, mediation communications in any mediation regarding a claim for workers’ compensation benefits conducted pursuant to rules adopted by the Workers’ Compensation Board are confidential, are not subject to disclosure under ORS 192.311 to 192.478 and may not be disclosed or admitted as evidence in subsequent adjudicatory proceedings, as described in ORS 36.222 (7), without regard to whether a state agency or other public body is a party to the mediation or is the mediator in the mediation. (6) Mediation communications made confidential by a rule adopted by a state agency are not subject to disclosure under ORS 192.311 to 192.478. [1997 c.670 §3; 2003 c.791 §23; 2005 c.333 §1; 2015 c.114 §1]

Administrative rules citing this section

OAR 104-001-0010: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 104-001-0010: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 125-140-0010: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 125-140-0010: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 125-140-0020: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Workplace Interpersonal Dispute Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 137-005-0052: Mediation Confidentiality — implements
OAR 137-005-0052: Mediation Confidentiality — authority
OAR 137-005-0054: Confidentiality of Workplace Mediations — authority
OAR 137-008-0100: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 137-008-0100: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 137-008-0120: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Workplace Interpersonal Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 141-001-0020: Model Rule for Mediation Confidentiality — implements
OAR 141-001-0020: Model Rule for Mediation Confidentiality — authority
OAR 170-001-0020: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 170-001-0020: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 170-080-0002: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communication — implements
OAR 170-080-0002: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communication — authority
OAR 173-001-0015: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 173-001-0015: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 173-001-0020: Policies and Procedures of the Office of the Treasurer — implements
OAR 173-001-0020: Policies and Procedures of the Office of the Treasurer — authority
OAR 177-010-0009: Model Rules of Procedure — implements
OAR 177-010-0009: Model Rules of Procedure — authority
OAR 257-090-0010: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 257-090-0010: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 274-007-0001: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 274-007-0001: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 274-007-0002: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Workplace Interpersonal Dispute Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 291-001-0110: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Workplace Interpersonal Dispute Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 291-001-0115: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 291-001-0115: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 335-090-0010: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 335-090-0010: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 339-001-0018: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 340-011-0003: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 340-011-0003: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 340-011-0004: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Workplace Interpersonal Dispute Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 345-015-0500: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 345-015-0500: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 407-014-0200: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 407-014-0200: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 407-014-0205: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Workplace Interpersonal Dispute Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 414-002-0015: Mediation Confidentiality Model Rule — implements
OAR 414-002-0015: Mediation Confidentiality Model Rule — authority
OAR 416-700-0011: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 423-001-0007: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 440-055-0008: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 440-055-0008: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 440-055-0010: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Workplace Interpersonal Dispute Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 459-060-0200: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 459-060-0200: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 459-060-0210: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Workplace Interpersonal Dispute Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 471-008-0000: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 471-008-0000: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 543-001-0010: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 543-001-0010: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 581-001-0110: Mediation Confidentiality — implements
OAR 581-001-0110: Mediation Confidentiality — authority
OAR 581-001-0115: Confidentiality of Workplace Mediations — authority
OAR 585-030-0045: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 585-030-0045: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 603-005-0001: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 603-005-0001: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 628-010-0230: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 629-041-0200: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 660-001-0400: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 660-001-0400: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 660-001-0410: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Workplace Interpersonal Dispute Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 690-004-0010: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 690-004-0010: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 690-004-0020: Applicability of Rules and Inadmissibility of Certain Mediation Communications in Large, Multi-Party Mediation — implements
OAR 690-004-0020: Applicability of Rules and Inadmissibility of Certain Mediation Communications in Large, Multi-Party Mediation — authority
OAR 690-004-0030: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Workplace Interpersonal Dispute Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 690-004-0030: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Workplace Interpersonal Dispute Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 731-001-0720: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 731-001-0720: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 731-001-0730: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Workplace Interpersonal Dispute Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 733-001-0030: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 733-001-0030: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 733-001-0035: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Workplace Interpersonal Dispute Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 736-140-0000: Use of Collaborative Dispute Resolution Processes — implements
OAR 736-140-0000: Use of Collaborative Dispute Resolution Processes — authority
OAR 736-140-0001: Assessment for Use of Collaborative DR Process — implements
OAR 736-140-0001: Assessment for Use of Collaborative DR Process — authority
OAR 736-140-0002: Assessment for Use of Collaborative DR Process in Complex Public Policy Controversies — implements
OAR 736-140-0002: Assessment for Use of Collaborative DR Process in Complex Public Policy Controversies — authority
OAR 736-140-0003: Agreement to Collaborate — implements
OAR 736-140-0003: Agreement to Collaborate — authority
OAR 736-140-0004: Selection and Procurement of Dispute Resolution Providers — implements
OAR 736-140-0004: Selection and Procurement of Dispute Resolution Providers — authority
OAR 736-140-0006: Confidentiality of Collaborative Dispute Resolution Communications — implements
OAR 736-140-0006: Confidentiality of Collaborative Dispute Resolution Communications — authority
OAR 736-140-0011: Mediation Confidentiality — implements
OAR 736-140-0011: Mediation Confidentiality — authority
OAR 736-140-0015: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Workplace Interpersonal Dispute Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 736-140-0021: Mediation — implements
OAR 736-140-0021: Mediation — authority
OAR 736-140-0025: Contract Clauses Specifying Dispute Resolution — implements
OAR 736-140-0025: Contract Clauses Specifying Dispute Resolution — authority
OAR 801-001-0050: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 801-001-0050: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 808-001-0050: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 808-001-0050: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 808-001-0060: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Workplace Interpersonal Dispute Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 809-001-0035: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 809-001-0035: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 812-001-0500: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 812-001-0500: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 812-001-0510: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Workplace Interpersonal Dispute Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 813-004-0001: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 813-004-0001: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 818-001-0025: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 818-001-0025: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 833-001-0005: Model Rules of Procedure — authority
OAR 837-001-0020: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 837-001-0020: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 839-051-0010: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 839-051-0010: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 839-051-0020: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Workplace Interpersonal Dispute Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 845-001-0008: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 845-001-0008: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 845-001-0009: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Workplace Interpersonal Dispute Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 858-010-0005: Board Duties and Procedure — authority
OAR 860-016-0015: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 860-016-0015: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 943-014-0200: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — implements
OAR 943-014-0200: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications — authority
OAR 943-014-0205: Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Workplace Interpersonal Dispute Mediation Communications — authority

This rule cites

ORS 36.222 — resolved
ORS chapter 183 — target_record_not_published
ORS 183.335 — resolved
ORS 183.355 — resolved
ORS 192.311 — resolved
192.478 — resolved

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