75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
SA to RC to A-Eng. HB 3059
 
LC 2981/HB 3059-A3
 
            SENATE AMENDMENTS TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS TO
                   A-ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 3059
 
              By JOINT COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
 
                             June 29
 
  On page 3 of the printed A-engrossed bill, after line 2,
insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 4a. + } If House Bill 2009 becomes law, section
4 of this 2009 Act is amended to read:
  '  { +  Sec. 4. + } (1) As used in this section, 'individually
identifiable information' means:
  ' (a) Individually identifiable health information as that term
is defined in ORS 179.505; and
  ' (b) Information that could be used to identify a health care
provider, ambulance service medical transportation agency or
health care facility.
  ' (2) Notwithstanding ORS 431.627, individually identifiable
information may be released from the Oregon Trauma Registry:
  ' (a) For use in executive session to conduct specific case
reviews by:
  ' (A) The State Trauma Advisory Board or any area trauma
advisory board;
  ' (B) The State Emergency Medical Service Committee; or
  ' (C) The Emergency Medical Services for Children Advisory
Committee.
  ' (b) For quality assurance or quality improvement purposes to
an emergency medical services provider or a designated trauma
center if the information is related to the treatment of an
individual by the provider or center.
  ' (c) To a person conducting research only if an institutional
review board has approved the research in accordance with 45
C.F.R. part 46 and the person agrees to maintain the
confidentiality of the information.
  ' (3) The   { - Department of Human Services - }   { + Oregon
Health Authority + } may release only the minimum amount of
individually identifiable information necessary to carry out the
purposes for which it is released under this section.'.
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