Relating to protections in health care facilities; prescribing an effective date.
Catchline/Summary:
Prohibits a hospital from disclosing for purposes of law enforcement individually identifiable health information or information concerning a person's citizenship or immigration status unless disclosure is required by state or federal law or court order or for ensuring continuity of care.Digest: Limits when a hospital may share certain info. Tells a hospital to assign which areas of the hospital are not open to the public. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.2).
[Digest: The Act tells OHA to do a study about health care facilities. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7).]
[Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study protections in health care facilities. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health no later than September 15, 2027.]
[Sunsets on January 2, 2028.]
Prohibits a hospital from disclosing for purposes of law enforcement individually identifiable health information or information concerning a person's citizenship or immigration status unless disclosure is required by state or federal law or court order or for ensuring continuity of care. Requires a hospital to designate which areas of the hospital are not open to the public.
Makes it an unlawful employment practice for a hospital or federally qualified health center to retaliate or take disciplinary action against an employee for distributing informational or educational materials concerning immigration rights and legal services. Allows an employee alleging a violation to file a complaint with the Bureau of Labor and Industries.
Requires hospitals and federally qualified health centers to treat information concerning a person's citizenship or immigration status or a person's country of birth in the same manner as protected health information.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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