ORS 432.550
Action for damages

  • license
  • disciplinary action prohibited for good faith participation in reporting of data

(1)

No action for damages arising from the disclosure of confidential or privileged information may be maintained against any person, or the employer or employee of any person, who participates in good faith in the reporting of registry data for cancer or benign or borderline tumors of the brain and central nervous system or data for cancer morbidity or mortality studies in accordance with ORS 432.510 (Cancer and tumor registry system) to 432.540 (Use of confidential data) and 432.900 (Civil penalty).

(2)

No license of a health care facility or practitioner may be denied, suspended or revoked for the good faith disclosure of confidential or privileged information in the reporting of registry data for cancer or benign or borderline tumors of the brain and central nervous system or data for cancer morbidity or mortality studies in accordance with ORS 432.510 (Cancer and tumor registry system) to 432.540 (Use of confidential data) and 432.900 (Civil penalty).

(3)

Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to the unauthorized disclosure of confidential or privileged information when such disclosure is due to gross negligence or willful misconduct. [1995 c.585 §7; 2003 c.269 §5; 2017 c.101 §40]
Note: See note under 432.500 (Definitions).

Source: Section 432.550 — Action for damages; license; disciplinary action prohibited for good faith participation in reporting of data, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors432.­html.

432.005
Definitions 432.010
Center for Health Statistics 432.015
Rules 432.020
State registrar 432.025
Assistant state registrars 432.030
Duties of state registrar 432.033
Duties of state registrar related to confidentiality and security 432.035
County registrars 432.075
Duty to report information to state registrar 432.083
Requirements for institutions, health care practitioners and persons who transport dead bodies 432.088
Mandatory submission and registration of reports of live birth 432.093
Availability of voluntary acknowledgment of paternity form 432.098
Voluntary acknowledgment of paternity form 432.103
Full faith and credit 432.108
Report of live birth for child of unknown parentage 432.113
Delayed reports of live birth 432.118
Procedure for contesting refusal to register report of live birth or delayed report of live birth 432.133
Mandatory submission and registration of reports of death 432.138
Court orders for records of death 432.141
Annual reporting of opiate and opioid overdoses 432.143
Mandatory submission and registration of reports of fetal death 432.148
Commemorative Certificate of Stillbirth 432.153
Status of reports under ORS 435.496 432.158
Disposition of remains 432.163
Extensions for submitting reports of death or fetal death 432.173
Mandatory submission and registration of reports of marriage and reports of domestic partnership 432.178
Delayed report of marriage 432.183
Mandatory submission and registration of reports of dissolution of marriage and reports of dissolution of domestic partnership 432.223
Reports of adoption 432.228
Issuance of certified copy of record of live birth to adopted persons 432.235
Requirements for amending or correcting vital record 432.245
Replacing records of live birth 432.250
Access to adoption records 432.295
Preservation program 432.350
Vital records exempt from public disclosure 432.355
Disclosure of death filed in conjunction with claims or interests in land 432.360
Records of dissolution of marriage and dissolution of domestic partnership subject to full disclosure 432.380
Issuance of certified copies of records 432.385
Registering, amending or correcting record through fraud 432.435
Fees 432.440
County registrar sale of certified copies of records of live birth and death 432.445
Issuance of additional record of live birth 432.450
Grant program for issuance of certified copy of record of live birth to individual who is homeless 432.455
Birth Certificates for Homeless Persons Fund 432.500
Definitions 432.510
Cancer and tumor registry system 432.520
Reporting requirement 432.530
Confidentiality of information 432.540
Use of confidential data 432.550
Action for damages 432.570
No requirement or prohibition regarding operation of separate cancer and tumor registry 432.600
Establishment of committee 432.900
Civil penalty 432.993
Unlawful use of vital record or report 432.994
Unlawful use of vital record or report 432.995
Obstructing the keeping of vital records or reports
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through early 2024

§ 432.550’s source at oregon​.gov