OAR 410-050-0720: Disclosure of Information

(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, the Authority may not publicly divulge or disclose the amount of income, expense, or other particulars set forth or disclosed in any report or return required in the administration of the assessments. Particulars include but are not limited to social security numbers, employer numbers, or other hospital identification numbers, and any business records required to be submitted to or inspected by the Authority or its designee to allow it to determine the amounts of any assessments, delinquencies, deficiencies, penalties, or interest payable or paid, or otherwise administer, enforce, or collect a health care assessment to the extent that such information shall be exempt from disclosure under ORS 192.501(5) or other basis for exemption under Oregon's public records law. (2) The Authority may: (a) Furnish any hospital, or its authorized representative, upon request of the hospital or representative, with a copy of the hospital's report filed with the Authority for any quarter, or with a copy of any report filed by the hospital in connection with the report, or with a copy of any other information the Authority considers necessary; (b) Publish information or statistics so classified as to prevent the identification of income or any particulars contained in any report or return; (c) Disclose and give access to an officer or employee of the Authority or its designee, or to the authorized representatives of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Controller General of the United States, the Oregon Secretary of State, the Oregon Department of Justice, the Oregon Department of Justice Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, and other employees of the state or federal government to the extent the Authority deems disclosure or access necessary or appropriate for the performance of official duties in the Authority's administration, enforcement, or collection of the assessments.