Oregon Statutes 413.163 – System for collecting data on race, ethnicity, language, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity
The Oregon Health Authority shall establish a data system for data on race, ethnicity, preferred spoken and written languages, disability status, sexual orientation and gender identity collected under ORS § 413.164. The data system established under this section must include:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 413.163
- Gender identity: means an individual's gender-related identity, appearance, expression or behavior, regardless of whether the identity, appearance, expression or behavior differs from that associated with the gender assigned to the individual at birth. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Sexual orientation: means an individual's actual or perceived heterosexuality, homosexuality or bisexuality. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(1) A data registry to receive and store the data described in this section from coordinated care organizations, health care providers and health insurers, patients, clients and members of coordinated care organizations, health care providers and health insurers, the authority and the Department of Human Services. The registry must allow for coordinated care organizations, health care providers and health insurers to:
(a) Electronically submit data collected under ORS § 413.164; and
(b) Query the data registry to determine whether the registry contains current data for a patient, member or client.
(2) Functionality that allows a patient, member or client to directly submit to the data system their data described in this section. [2021 c.549 § 2]
See note under 413.161.