OAR 411-069-0020: Disclosure of Information

(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, the Department 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 facility identification numbers, and any business records required to be submitted to or inspected by the Department 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). (2) The Department may: (a) Furnish any facility, or its authorized representative, upon request of the facility or representative, with a copy of the facility's report filed with the Department for any quarter, or with a copy of any report filed by the facility in connection with the report, or with a copy with any other information the Department 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; and (c) Disclose and give access to an officer or employee of the Department or its designee, or to the authorized representatives of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), 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 Department deems disclosure or access necessary or appropriate for the performance of official duties in the Department's administration, enforcement, or collection of these assessments.