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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).
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Mar. 11, 2023

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