What are the benefits paid to workers under an Oregon workers compensation policy?
The benefits provided to employees under workers compensation insurance includes:Medical Benefits: covers medical, surgical, hospital, nursing, ambulance services, drugs, and medical devices with no time or dollar limitation.Disability Income Benefits: provides up to 2/3 of a worker’s lost wages while the disability continues, whether the injury is temporary total, permanent total, and temporary partial or permanent partial.Death & Survivor Benefits: covers cost of burial and monthly income options for spouses and surviving children.Rehabilitation Benefits: covers the cost of medical rehabilitation to help the worker physically recover, and vocational assistance to enable the worker to return to work at as close to the worker’s regular employment and previous wage as possible.
