Oregon Statutes 742.546 – Required disclosure in release for bodily injuries related to personal injury protection benefits
(1) When a motor vehicle liability insurer obtains a release for bodily injuries within 60 calendar days following an accident from a person who is eligible to receive personal injury protection benefits under ORS § 742.518 to 742.542, the release must state that, subject to the motor vehicle liability insurer’s applicable limits of liability, the rights of an insurer furnishing personal injury protection to recover payments made for medical benefits from the motor vehicle liability insurer are not impaired.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 742.546
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(2) Nothing in this section impairs the rights of a motor vehicle liability insurer to contest a recovery claim from an insurer furnishing personal injury protection, based upon liability or the reasonableness or necessity of medical benefits paid by the insurer furnishing personal injury protection. [2009 c.545 § 2]
742.546 and 742.548 were added to and made a part of the Insurance Code by legislative action but were not added to ORS Chapter 742 or any series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.