Rules Change Would Adopt NCCI's 2008 Statistical Plan

The Oregon Insurance Division has proposed an amendment to rules to adopt the 2008 edition of the National Council on Compensation Insurance's Statistical Plan for Workers' Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance.The revised statistical plan:Changes the methods for reporting non-compensable and fraudulent claims.Changes the definition of permanent partial injuries to exclude references to temporary injury for accidents occurring on or after Jan. 1, 2013.Eliminates the hard-copy reporting option for reports received on or after Jan. 1, 2013.Eliminates the option to group medical-...