Requests to Approve Modified Claim Forms Due May 1

Oregon’s Workers’ Compensation Division announced that carriers and self-insured employers will have to request approval to use modified claim forms by May 1. The division said payers will need authorization to revise 16 forms, including those to report injuries or illnesses, applications for approval of lump-sum settlements, and informational packets. “As of April 1, if an insurer or self-insured employer has modified the division’s original version of one of these forms, the insurer or self-insured employer may continue using the modified form if they request approv...