Health facilities protect patient information and workers sharing immigrant-rights materials

Hospitals must keep written policies for responding when law enforcement arrives. This applies to hospitals as defined in Oregon law. The policies must name at least one administrator in a supervisory role to respond.

Hospitals must identify areas that are not open to the public for responding to law enforcement. This applies when a law enforcement authority arrives at a hospital. The identified areas must include places where entry is controlled and patient rooms.

Health care facilities may not punish employees for distributing certain materials. This covers employees of hospitals and federally qualified health centers. The materials must concern immigrant rights or available immigration legal services and be published or otherwise made available by a state agency. Employees who allege a violation may file a complaint with the state labor commissioner. A collective bargaining agreement may provide stronger protections.

Health care facilities must handle certain personal information like protected health information and limit when they disclose it for law enforcement. This covers hospitals and federally qualified health centers. The information is citizenship or immigration status, or country of birth. A facility may disclose this information for law enforcement only when state or federal law requires it, or a court with proper authority orders it.