Oregon Statutes 433.075 – Responsibility for cost of test; confidentiality
(1) When an HIV test is performed pursuant to ORS § 433.080 or rules adopted under ORS § 433.065, the exposed person requesting the test, or the exposed person’s employer in the case of an occupational exposure, shall be responsible for the cost of the testing.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 433.075
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(2) If an employer provides a program of prevention, education and testing for HIV exposures for its employees, an employee to be tested under ORS § 433.060 to 433.080 shall comply with the procedures provided by the program.
(3) When an HIV test is performed pursuant to ORS § 433.080 or rules adopted under ORS § 433.065, the results shall be reported confidentially to the person who suffered the substantial exposure giving rise to the test.
(4) The confidentiality provisions of ORS § 433.045 (4) apply to any person who receives an HIV test result pursuant to ORS § 433.080 or rules adopted under ORS § 433.065. A person who complies with the requirements of this subsection is not subject to an action for damages. [1989 c.878 § 4; 2009 c.595 § 637; 2012 c.26 § 4; 2019 c.456 § 34]