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OR SB841
Bill
AI Summary
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Authorizes the Oregon Health Authority to enter into agreements with federally recognized tribes and tribal epidemiology centers to receive reports of reportable diseases and conduct disease outbreak investigations
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Adds tribes and tribal epidemiology centers as entities that can receive reportable disease reports, investigate cases, and implement control measures alongside local public health administrators
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Extends confidentiality protections for disease investigation information to cover tribes and tribal epidemiology centers, while also allowing them to share information with appropriate agencies and publish non-identifying statistical reports
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Permits the Oregon Health Authority to share prescription drug monitoring program data with tribes and tribal epidemiology centers to identify tribally-affiliated patients and transmit aggregated tribal affiliation data
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Defines "tribe" as any of the nine federally recognized Indian tribes in Oregon and "tribal epidemiology center" as centers operating under federal law (25 U.S.C. 1621m) for the benefit of any tribe
Legislative Description
Relating to tribal public health data.
Last Action
Effective date, January 1, 2026.
6/11/2025