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Or. Rev. Stat. § 416.600 (2026)

Release of portion of lien in certain cases

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      416.600 Release of portion of lien in certain cases. When the Department of Human Services or the Oregon Health Authority determines that a recipient will incur additional medical, surgical or hospital expenses or that additional assistance will have to be given to the recipient after the date of satisfaction of judgment or payment under a settlement or compromise, the department or the authority may release any portion of its lien to the extent of such anticipated expenses and assistance. [Formerly 411.570; 2001 c.600 §10; 2009 c.595 §354]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1992–1996 · leading case: King v. Oregon Dep't of Human Servs., 921 P.2d 1326 (Or. Ct. App. 1996).
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King v. Oregon Dep't of Human Servs., 921 P.2d 1326 (Or. Ct. App. 1996). “The term is not defined by the statute, and nothing in the text or context resolves the parties’ disagreement. Context clarifies only that the date of settlement is the relevant time for determining the amount of medical expenses a welfare recipient has incurred.”
Hodges v. Adult & Fam. Servs. Div., 826 P.2d 1056 (Or. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “1 Petitioner proposed that AFSD reduce the hen, ORS 416.600, 2 and it agreed. She paid the reduced amount, and AFSD canceled the hen.”
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