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Oregon · Through 2025 Edition

ORS 192.577: Disclosure of information concerning adult in custody of Department of Corrections.

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  1. 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use
  2. 19. Miscellaneous Matters Related to Government and Public Affairs
  3. Chapter 192 — Records; Public Reports and Meetings

(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.

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