Chapter 326
AN ACT
SB 233
Relating to processing of claims by State Accident Insurance Fund
Corporation for certain injuries sustained by inmates of institutions of
Department of Corrections; amending ORS 656.752.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1. ORS 656.752 is amended to read:
656.752. (1) The State
Accident Insurance Fund Corporation is created for the purpose of transacting
workers’ compensation insurance and reinsurance business. The State Accident Insurance
Fund Corporation also may insure an Oregon employer against any liability such
employer may have on account of bodily injury to a worker of the employer
arising out of and in the course of employment as fully as any private
insurance carrier.
(2) The functions of the
State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation shall be:
(a) To confer with and
solicit employers and to determine, handle, audit and enforce collection of
premiums, assessments and fees of insured employers insured with the State
Accident Insurance Fund Corporation;
(b) To make insurance
available to as many
(c) To receive and
handle and process the claims of workers and beneficiaries of workers injured in the employ of insured employers insured with the
State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation; and
(d) To perform all other
functions which the laws of this state specifically authorize or which are
necessary or appropriate to carry out the functions expressly authorized.
(3) The State Accident
Insurance Fund Corporation in its name may sue and be sued.
(4) The State Accident
Insurance Fund Corporation may authorize self-insured employers or other
insurers to use any physical rehabilitation center operated by the State
Accident Insurance Fund Corporation on such terms as the State Accident
Insurance Fund Corporation deems reasonable.
(5) The State Accident
Insurance Fund Corporation in its own name, may acquire, lease, rent, own and
manage real property. It may construct, equip and furnish buildings or other
structures as are necessary to accommodate its needs. It may purchase, rent,
lease or otherwise acquire for its use all supplies, materials, equipment and
services necessary to carry out its functions. It may sell or otherwise dispose
of any property acquired under this subsection.
(6) Any real property
acquired and owned by the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation under this
section shall be subject to ad valorem taxation.
(7) The State Accident
Insurance Fund Corporation may furnish advice, services and excess workers’
compensation and employer liability insurance to any employer qualified as a
self-insured employer under the provisions of ORS 656.407, on such terms and
conditions as the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation deems reasonable.
(8) With the approval of
the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, the State Accident
Insurance Fund Corporation may provide reinsurance coverage to
(9) The State
Accident Insurance Fund Corporation may contract with the Oregon Department of
Administrative Services to provide claim management services for claims filed
under ORS 655.505 to 655.555 by inmates of institutions of the Department of
Corrections.
Approved by the Governor June 11, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 13, 2007
Effective date January 1, 2008
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