Oregon § 742.405 Conditions for issuance of medical malpractice insurance

Oregon Statutes

§ 742.405 — Conditions for issuance of medical malpractice insurance

Oregon § 742.405

Vol.18

Title 56Insurance

Ch. 742Insurance Policies Generally; Property and Casualty Policies

This text of Oregon § 742.405 (Conditions for issuance of medical malpractice insurance) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Oregon primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Or. Rev. Stat. § 742.405 (2026).

Text

(1)No insurer may require membership in a professional association as a condition of issuance of medical malpractice insurance to a physician. However, nothing in this subsection prohibits an insurer from requiring as a condition of coverage of a nonmember that the nonmember agrees to be subject to reasonable risk management, loss control or other similar programs and conditions to which members are subject, whether imposed by the insurer or the association.

(2)No insurer who issues medical malpractice insurance to a physician may assess any surcharge or offer any discount to the physician based on whether or not the physician is a member of a professional association.

(3)For purposes of this section, joint underwriting associations and risk retention groups shall be considered insurers

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(1) No insurer may require membership in a professional association as a condition of issuance of medical malpractice insurance to a physician. However, nothing in this subsection prohibits an insurer from requiring as a condition of coverage of a nonmember that the nonmember agrees to be subject to reasonable risk management, loss control or other similar programs and conditions to which members are subject, whether imposed by the insurer or the association.
(2) No insurer who issues medical malpractice insurance to a physician may assess any surcharge or offer any discount to the physician based on whether or not the physician is a member of a professional association.
(3) For purposes of this section, joint underwriting associations and risk retention groups shall be considered insurers.