74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .
 
LC 719
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         Senate Bill 163
                Ordered by the Senate February 27
          Including Senate Amendments dated February 27
 
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the
  President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
  rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
  of the President (at the request of Governor Theodore R.
  Kulongoski for Department of Human Services)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
 
  Permits exchange of protected health information between health
services organizations and state health plan for purposes of
provision of   { - integrated - }  behavioral   { - and - }
 { + or + } physical health care services to subject of protected
information.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to disclosure of protected health information; and
  declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Section 2 of this 2007 Act is added to and made
a part of ORS 192.518 to 192.526. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) Notwithstanding ORS 179.505, a state health
plan or a prepaid managed care health services organization may
disclose protected health information of an individual, without
obtaining an authorization from the individual or a personal
representative of the individual, to another prepaid managed care
health services organization for treatment activities of a
prepaid managed care health services organization when the
prepaid managed care health services organization is providing
behavioral or physical health care services to the individual.
  (2) As used in this section, 'prepaid managed care health
services organization' has the meaning given that term in ORS
414.736. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + This 2007 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2007 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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