ORS 124.072: Required disclosure of protected health information to law enforcement agency; liability for disclosure.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) Upon notice by a law enforcement agency that an investigation into abuse is being conducted under ORS 124.070, and without the consent of the named elderly person or of the named elderly person’s caretaker, fiduciary or other legal representative, a health care provider must: (a) Permit the law enforcement agency to inspect and copy, or otherwise obtain, protected health information of the named elderly person; and (b) Upon request of the law enforcement agency, consult with the agency about the protected health information. (2) A health care provider who in good faith discloses protected health information under this section is not civilly or criminally liable under state law for the disclosure. (3) For purposes of this section: (a) “Health care provider” has the meaning given that term in ORS 192.556. (b) “Protected health information” has the meaning given that term in ORS 192.556. [2012 c.70 §6]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 410-173-0030: Qualifications for Home and Community Based Services Providers — implements
- OAR 410-173-0030: Qualifications for Home and Community Based Services Providers — authority
- OAR 410-173-0045: Service Reimbursement Documentation Standards — implements
- OAR 410-173-0045: Service Reimbursement Documentation Standards — authority
- OAR 411-020-0000: Purpose and Scope of Program — implements
- OAR 411-020-0002: Definitions — implements
- OAR 411-020-0010: Authority and Responsibility — implements
- OAR 411-020-0020: Reporting of Abuse and Self-Neglect — implements
- OAR 411-020-0025: Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) — implements
- OAR 411-020-0025: Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) — authority
- OAR 411-020-0040: Services Provided — implements
- OAR 411-020-0060: Temporary rule language in effect until 10/27/2026. Screening — implements
- OAR 411-020-0070: APS Consultation — implements
- OAR 411-020-0080: Triage — implements
- OAR 411-020-0085: Law Enforcement Notification — implements
- OAR 411-020-0100: Temporary rule language in effect until 10/27/2026. Community Investigation, Documentation, and Notification — implements
- OAR 411-020-0105: Community Abuse Investigations Review and Due Process — implements
- OAR 411-020-0110: Intervention — implements
- OAR 411-020-0120: Facility Investigation, Documentation, and Notification — implements
- OAR 411-020-0121: Administrative Closure — implements
- OAR 411-020-0123: Accessing Protected Health Information, including Records — implements
- OAR 411-020-0126: Accessing Financial Records — implements
- OAR 411-020-0130: APS Risk Management — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 124.070 — resolved
- ORS 192.556 — resolved
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Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors124.html