Oregon Statutes 416.510 – Definitions for ORS 416.510 to 416.610
As used in ORS § 416.510 to 416.610, unless the context requires otherwise:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 416.510
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- public body: means state government bodies, local government bodies and special government bodies. See Oregon Statutes 174.109
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
(1) ‘Action’ means an action, suit or proceeding.
(2) ‘Alternative payment methodology’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 414.025.
(3) ‘Applicant’ means an applicant for assistance.
(4) ‘Assistance’ means moneys paid by the Department of Human Services to persons directly and moneys paid by the Oregon Health Authority or by a prepaid managed care health services organization or a coordinated care organization for services provided under contract pursuant to ORS § 414.591 to others for the benefit of such persons.
(5) ‘Authority’ means the Oregon Health Authority.
(6) ‘Claim’ means a claim of a recipient of assistance for damages for personal injuries against any person or public body, agency or commission other than the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation or Workers’ Compensation Board.
(7) ‘Compromise’ means a compromise between a recipient and any person or public body, agency or commission against whom the recipient has a claim.
(8) ‘Coordinated care organization’ means an organization that meets the criteria adopted by the authority under ORS § 414.572.
(9) ‘Judgment’ means a judgment in any action or proceeding brought by a recipient to enforce the claim of the recipient.
(10) ‘Prepaid managed care health services organization’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 414.025.
(11) ‘Recipient’ means a recipient of assistance.
(12) ‘Settlement’ means a settlement between a recipient and any person or public body, agency or commission against whom the recipient has a claim. [Formerly 411.552; 1969 c.203 § 12; 2001 c.600 § 1; 2009 c.595 § 346; 2011 c.417 § 6; 2011 c.602 § 49; 2015 c.792 § 8]