Oregon Statutes 411.640 – Overpayments of public assistance or medical assistance
A person has received an overpayment of public assistance or medical assistance, for purposes of ORS § 411.703, if the person has:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 411.640
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Public assistance: means the following types of assistance:
(a) Temporary assistance for needy families granted under ORS § 412. See Oregon Statutes 411.010
(1) Received, either for the benefit of the person or for the benefit of any other person, any amount or type of public assistance or medical assistance to which the person or the other person is not entitled under state law;
(2) Spent lawfully received public assistance or medical assistance that was designated by the Department of Human Services or the Oregon Health Authority for a specific purpose on an expense not approved by the department or the authority and not considered a basic requirement under ORS § 411.070 (2)(a) or a health service;
(3) Misappropriated public assistance or medical assistance by cashing and retaining the proceeds of a check on which the person is not the payee and the check has not been lawfully indorsed or assigned to the person; or
(4) Failed to reimburse the department or the authority, when required by law, for public assistance or medical assistance furnished for a need for which the person is compensated by another source. [1963 c.499 § 4; 2007 c.118 § 1; 2011 c.720 § 119; 2013 c.688 § 53]
[1963 c.499 § 5; 1965 c.300 § 1; 1971 c.799 § 23; 2003 c.576 § 442; 2009 c.28 § 1; renumbered 411.087 in 2009]