ORS § 192.577

Current through 2024 Regular Session legislation effective June 6, 2024
Section 192.577 - Disclosure of information concerning adult in custody of Department of Corrections
(1) A health care provider shall disclose protected health information concerning an adult in custody of a Department of Corrections facility to the physician of an employee of the department or of Oregon Corrections Enterprises, without an authorization from the adult in custody or a personal representative of the adult in custody, if:
(a) The employee, in the performance of the employee's official duties, was directly exposed to the bodily fluids of the adult in custody; and
(b) The adult in custody has tested positive for a blood-borne infection or other communicable disease that may be transmitted through an individual's bodily fluids.
(2) A disclosure under subsection (1) of this section must be limited to the minimum necessary to inform the physician of possible exposure to a blood-borne infection or other communicable disease.

ORS 192.577

Amended by 2019 Ch. 213,§ 56, eff. 1/1/2020.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 280,§ 4, eff. 1/1/2020.
2017 c. 484, § 2

See note under 192.553.