ORS 656.445: Advancement of funds from Workers’ Benefit Fund for compensation due workers insured by insurer in default; limitations; rules.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) If an insurer defaults in payment of compensation due an injured worker, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may advance funds from the Workers’ Benefit Fund to injured workers who have not received payment of compensation due from the insurer in default. (2) The maximum expenditures that may be made under this section may not exceed the amount of securities on deposit for the insurer pursuant to ORS 731.628. (3) The director shall adopt rules to regulate, manage and disburse moneys in the Workers’ Benefit Fund for the purposes of subsection (1) of this section. The rules shall include but not be limited to eligibility criteria, procedures for distributing funds, accounting procedures and a maximum expenditure limitation on payments made under subsection (1) of this section from the fund. [2001 c.974 §6]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 436-150-0001: Authority for Rules — implements
- OAR 436-150-0001: Authority for Rules — authority
- OAR 436-150-0002: Purpose — implements
- OAR 436-150-0002: Purpose — authority
- OAR 436-150-0003: Applicability of Rules — implements
- OAR 436-150-0003: Applicability of Rules — authority
- OAR 436-150-0005: Definitions — implements
- OAR 436-150-0005: Definitions — authority
- OAR 436-150-0006: Administration of Rules — implements
- OAR 436-150-0006: Administration of Rules — authority
- OAR 436-150-0008: Administrative Review — implements
- OAR 436-150-0008: Administrative Review — authority
- OAR 436-150-0010: Criteria for Eligibility — implements
- OAR 436-150-0010: Criteria for Eligibility — authority
- OAR 436-150-0020: Limitation of Program — implements
- OAR 436-150-0020: Limitation of Program — authority
- OAR 436-150-0030: Payment of Benefits — implements
- OAR 436-150-0030: Payment of Benefits — authority
- OAR 436-150-0040: Accounting and Repayment of Payment of Benefits — implements
- OAR 436-150-0040: Accounting and Repayment of Payment of Benefits — authority
- OAR 603-082-0010: Purpose — implements
- OAR 603-082-0020: Definitions — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 731.628 — resolved
Cited by
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