ORS § 431A.NEW

Current through 2024 Regular Session legislation effective June 6, 2024
Section 431A.NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Operative 1/1/2025]
(1) The Oregon Health Authority, or a third party with whom the authority has contracted, may use the health information technology system described in ORS 431A.865 (3) to notify a practitioner when the practitioner's patient has experienced a fatal or nonfatal overdose within one year from the date on which a drug prescribed by the practitioner was dispensed to the patient.
(2) The authority or a third party may only use practitioner information under subsection (1) of this section to identify the practitioners of a patient who has overdosed and to provide notification of the overdose to the practitioners.
(3) The authority or a third party may retain the practitioner information described in subsection (2) of this section for no more than one year from the date the notice of overdose is provided to a practitioner.
(4) Notwithstanding ORS 431A.865 (3)(a)(H), the authority or a third party may not provide the practitioner information used under subsection (2) of this section to a health professional regulatory board for disciplinary purposes.

ORS 431A.NEW

Added by 2024 Ch. 5,§ 2, eff. 91st day after sine die, op. 1/1/2025.