Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 656.258 (2026)

Vocational assistance service payments

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      656.258 Vocational assistance service payments. The insurer or self-insured employer shall pay a vocational assistance provider for all vocational assistance services, including the cost of an evaluation to determine whether a worker is eligible for vocational assistance, that are performed at the request of the insurer or self-insured employer. Within 60 days after receiving a billing, the insurer or self-insured employer shall pay for all vocational assistance services performed, including those services performed in good faith without knowledge that the worker’s eligibility to receive vocational assistance has been terminated or that the worker has withdrawn or is otherwise ineligible for vocational assistance. [1985 c.600 §18]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1975–1996 · leading case: Dotson v. Bohemia, Inc., 720 P.2d 1345 (Or. Ct. App. 1986).
Dotson v. Bohemia, Inc., 720 P.2d 1345 (Or. Ct. App. 1986). “202 to ORS 656.258. These include payments for a worker’s death, disability, medical services and vocational assistance.”
Nero v. City of Tualatin, 920 P.2d 570 (Or. Ct. App. 1996). “202 to ORS 656.258. These include payments for a worker’s death, disability, medical services and vocational assistance.”
Reed v. Del Chem. Corp., 541 P.2d 1296 (Or. Ct. App. 1975). “00 a week from June 26, 1972, during the period of temporary total disability heretofore determined and at its option may pay said additional sum to claimant or to the children or their custodian pursuant to ORS 656.258(1). “b. Employer shall pay, as and for a penalty, 25 per…”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 656.258(1): 1 case
Reed v. Del Chem. Corp., 541 P.2d 1296 (Or. Ct. App. 1975). “00 a week from June 26, 1972, during the period of temporary total disability heretofore determined and at its option may pay said additional sum to claimant or to the children or their custodian pursuant to ORS 656.258(1). “b. Employer shall pay, as and for a penalty, 25 per…”
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