ORS 737.316: Combining employers for workers’ compensation insurance; conditions.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
Notwithstanding ORS 737.600, but subject to all other rate filing requirements of this chapter, an insurer may combine for rating purposes the experience of a group of employers covered for workers’ compensation insurance by the insurer, subject to applicable rules adopted by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, if: (1) All the employers in the group are members of an organization. (2) The employers in the group constitute at least 50 percent of the employers in the organization, unless the number of covered workers in the group exceeds 500, in which case the employers in the group must constitute at least 25 percent of the employers in the organization. (3) The grouping of employers is likely to substantially improve accident prevention, claims handling for the employers and reduce expenses. [1983 c.706 §6; 1990 c.1 §4]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 836-042-0201: Statutory Authority; Purpose; Effective Date — implements
- OAR 836-042-0205: Definitions — implements
- OAR 836-042-0210: Rating Plans for which Employers May Be Combined; Retrospective Rating Deposit Required; When Group Rating May Be Applied — implements
- OAR 836-042-0215: Consent to Group Rating Required Before Policy Issuance; Provision Required in Consent Form; Contents of Consent Form — implements
- OAR 836-042-0220: Filing Requirements and Procedural Rules — implements
- OAR 836-042-0225: Criteria for Grouping; Criteria for Substantially Similar Occupations Within Organization; Open Enrollment Required — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 737.600 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 656.172: Applicability of and criteria for establishing program under ORS 656.170.
- OAR 836-042-0201: Statutory Authority; Purpose; Effective Date
- OAR 836-042-0220: Filing Requirements and Procedural Rules
- OAR 836-042-0225: Criteria for Grouping; Criteria for Substantially Similar Occupations Within Organization; Open Enrollment Required
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors737.html