Section 656.230 - Lump sum award payments(1) When a worker has been awarded compensation for permanent partial disability, and the worker requests payment of all or part of the award in a lump sum payment, the insurer shall make the payment requested unless the: (a) Worker has not waived the right to appeal the adequacy of the award;(b) Award has not become final by operation of law;(c) Payment of compensation has been stayed pending a request for hearing or review under ORS 656.313; or(d) Worker is enrolled and actively engaged in training according to rules adopted pursuant to ORS 656.340 and 656.726.(2) Any unpaid balance of the award not paid in a lump sum payment shall be paid pursuant to ORS 656.216.(3) In all cases where the award for permanent partial disability does not exceed $6,000, the insurer or the self-insured employer shall pay all of the award to the worker in a lump sum.Amended by 1957 c.574 §4; 1959 c.449 §1; 1965 c.285 §23a; 1973 c.221 §1; 1981 c.854 §13; 1983 c.816 §15; 1995 c.332 §22; 2007 c. 270, § 1