ORS 656.455: Self-insured employers to process claims and make records available at authorized locations; disposal of records; expenses for out-of-state audits; rules.

(1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection, every self-insured employer shall maintain a place of business in this state where the employer shall process claims and make available complete records of all claims for compensation made to the employer under this chapter. In lieu of maintaining a place of business in this state for the purpose of complying with this section, a self-insured employer may, under the conditions prescribed by ORS 731.475 (3), make such records available at places of business in this state operated by service companies. (b) The self-insured employer may dispose of the records described in paragraph (a) of this subsection only in accordance with rules the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services adopted under ORS 731.475. Such records must be available to the director for examination and audit at all reasonable times upon notice by the director to the employer. (c) A self-insured employer may process claims remotely from a place of business in this state in accordance with rules adopted under ORS 731.475. (2) With the permission of the director, a self-insured employer may process claims and make available claims records from a location outside of this state. The director shall by rule prescribe the conditions and procedure for obtaining permission of the director. The director may revoke permission for failure of the employer to comply with the rules. If the permission of an employer is revoked by the director, the employer has 60 days after the order of revocation becomes final to comply with subsection (1) of this section. The self-insured employer shall pay any expenses the director incurs to examine and audit the records outside of this state. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a self-insured employer may not process claims or maintain claims records at more than three locations at any one time. [1975 c.585 §8; 1989 c.630 §2; 2021 c.21 §2]