ORS 656.208: Death during permanent total disability.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
If an injured worker dies during the period of the worker’s permanent total disability, whatever the cause of death, and the worker leaves a beneficiary, payment must be made in the same manner and in the same amounts as provided in ORS 656.204. [Amended by 1957 c.453 §2; 1959 c.450 §2; 1965 c.285 §22b; 1969 c.521 §2; 1971 c.415 §2; 1973 c.497 §3; 1975 c.497 §2; 1985 c.108 §2; 2017 c.71 §3]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 436-060-0075: Payment of Death Benefits — implements
- OAR 436-060-0150: Temporary rule language in effect until 10/04/2026. Timely Payment of Compensation — implements
- OAR 436-075-0003: Applicability of Rules — implements
- OAR 436-075-0040: Death During Permanent Total Disability — implements
- OAR 603-082-0010: Purpose — implements
- OAR 603-082-0020: Definitions — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 656.204 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 656.268: Claim closure; termination of temporary total disability benefits; reconsideration of closure; medical arbiter to make findings of impairment for reconsideration; credit or offset for fraudulently obtained or overpaid benefits; rules.
- ORS 656.506: Assessments for programs; setting assessment amount; determination by director of benefit level.
- OAR 436-030-0015: Insurer Responsibility
- OAR 436-035-0018: Death
- OAR 436-075-0003: Applicability of Rules
- OAR 436-075-0040: Death During Permanent Total Disability
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.html