Rule hearings and meetings

2023

Public rulemaking hearing

OAR 436-009, Oregon Medical Fee and Payment
OAR 436-010, Medical Services
OAR 436-015, Managed Care Organizations

Caption: Medical fee schedules, payments, and related procedures; protected health information; managed care organization responsibilities

Public hearing: Feb. 15, 2023, 1 p.m.

2022

Advisory committee meeting

OAR 436-009, Oregon Medical Fee and Payment
OAR 436-010, Medical Services
OAR 436-015, Managed Care Organizations

Nov. 30, 2022, 1:30 p.m.

Agenda | Transcript | Audio recording

Public rulemaking hearing

OAR 436-030, Claim Closure and Reconsideration
OAR 436-060, Claims Administration
OAR 436-120, Vocational Assistance to Injured Workers

Projected effective date: Jan. 1, 2024

Caption: Implementation of Enrolled House Bill 4138 (2022); Ombuds office name update 

Closing date for written testimony: Dec. 5, 2022

Public rulemaking hearing

OAR 436-060, Claims Administration

Projected effective date Jan. 1, 2023

Caption: Claims administration clarifications; implementation of Enrolled House Bill 4086 (2022) 

Closing date for written testimony: Dec. 5, 2022

Public rulemaking hearing

Proposed OAR 436-050, Employer/Insurer Coverage Responsibility

Caption: Self-insurance security deposits; revocation of certification; termination of self-insured employer group members

Public hearing: Oct. 17, 2022, 10 a.m.

Public rulemaking hearing

Proposed OAR 436-035, Disability Rating Standards

Caption: Apportionment of permanent partial disability; effects on denied conditions, irreversible findings, and presbycusis 

Advisory committee meeting

Implementation of Enrolled House Bill 4138 (2022) and Enrolled House Bill 2040 (2021) - amendment of rules

Sept. 7, 2022, 1:30 p.m.

Agenda | HB 4138 (2022) | HB 2040 (2021) 

Minutes | transcript | audio recording

Advisory committee meeting

OAR 436-050, Employer/Insurer Coverage Responsibility

Aug. 24, 2022, 1:30 p.m.

Agenda | audio recording | transcript

Advisory committee meeting

OAR 436-035, Disability Rating Standards

Aug. 9, 2022, 9 a.m.

Agenda | audio recording | transcript

Public rulemaking hearing

OAR 436-001, Procedural Rules, Attorney Fees, and General Provisions

Caption: Attorney fees under OAR chapter 436 

Public hearing: June 16, 2022, 11 a.m.

Advisory committee meeting

Implementation of Enrolled House Bill 4138 (2022)

May 3, 2022, 2 p.m.

Agenda | Minutes

Public rulemaking hearing

OAR 436-001, Procedural Rules, Attorney Fees, and General Provisions
OAR 436-030, Claim Closure and Reconsideration
OAR 436-060, Claims Administration

Caption: Attorney fees under OAR chapter 436 

Public hearing: March 15, 2022, 9 a.m.

Advisory committee meeting

Simplification and streamlining of required
workers' compensation correspondence

March 8, 2022, 9 a.m.

Meeting: Agenda | List of rules and required notices | Minutes

Public rulemaking hearing

OAR 436-009, Oregon Medical Fee and Payment and OAR 436-010, Medical Services

Caption: Workers’ compensation medical fees and payments, medical services, and interpreter services

Feb. 15, 2022, 9 a.m.

Rulemaking advisory committee meeting

OAR 436-001, Procedural Rules, Attorney Fees, and General Provisions >>> request for advice on attorney fees under OAR 436-001-0400 through 0440

Jan. 26, 2022, 9:30 a.m.

Meeting: Agenda | minutes

Advice: 
Andrew Evenson, SBH Legal

2021

Rulemaking advisory committee meeting

OAR 436-009, Oregon Medical Fee and Payment
OAR 436-010, Medical Services
OAR 436-015, Managed Care Organizations

Nov. 3, 2021, 9 a.m.

Meeting: Agenda | minutes

Advice: 
John Di Paola MD, Occupational Orthopedics
Tom Hernandez, ProLanguage Interpreters LLC (11/2)
Daniel Miller, DC, Oregon Chiropractic Association
Ben Johnson, PA-C, Oregon Society of Physician Assistants
Tom Hernandez, PoLanguag Interpreters LLC (11/19)
Christopher Van Tilburg, MD, Providence MCO

Public rulemaking hearing

OAR 436-050, Employer/Insurer Coverage Responsibility & OAR 436-060, Claims Administration

Caption: Claims processing location; claims recordkeeping; casual labor threshold

Oct. 18, 2021, 10:30 a.m.

Public rulemaking hearing

OAR 436-105, Employer-at-Injury Program

Caption: Increased payment to insurer or self-insured employer for administration of Employer-at-Injury Program

Oct. 18, 2021, 10:30 a.m.

Advisory committee meeting

OAR 436-070, Workers' Benefit Fund Assessment

Caption: Standards for calculating the Workers’ Benefit Fund (WBF) assessment

Sept. 16, 2021, 4 p.m.

Rulemaking advisory committee meeting

OAR 436-050 et al, Employer/Insurer Coverage Responsibility (HB 2039 & HB 3188)

Aug. 25, 2021, 1:30 p.m. 

Meeting: Agenda | minutes

Rulemaking advisory committee meeting

OAR 436-070, Workers' Benefit Fund Assessment

Aug. 9, 2021, 10:15 a.m.

Meeting: agenda | minutes

Public rulemaking hearing

OAR 436-009, Oregon Medical Fee and Payment
OAR 436-010, Medical Services
OAR 436-015, Managed Care Organizations

Caption: Workers’ compensation medical fees and payments, medical services, and managed care organizations

Feb. 17, 2021, 2 p.m.

Public rulemaking hearing

OAR chapter 436-060, Claims Administration

Caption: Processing workers’ compensation claims for COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2 exposure

Jan. 5, 2021, 9 a.m.