(1) The Oregon Health Authority, in collaboration with the Department of Human Services, shall adopt by rule uniform standards, based on local, statewide and national best practices, for the collection of data on race, ethnicity, preferred spoken and written languages, disability status, sexual orientation and gender identity. The authority and the department shall use the standards, to the greatest extent practicable, in surveys conducted and in all programs in which the authority or the department collects, records or reports the data described in this subsection. The authority and the department shall review and update the standards at least once every two years to ensure that the standards are efficient, uniform and consistent with best practices.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 413.161

  • 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

(2) The authority shall appoint an advisory committee in accordance with ORS § 183.333 composed of individuals likely to be affected by the standards and advocates for individuals likely to be affected by the standards.

(3) Any data collected by the authority or the department in accordance with uniform standards adopted under subsection (1) of this section is subject to ORS § 413.164 (4). [2013 c.264 § 1; 2021 c.549 § 5; 2023 c.69 § 2]

 

413.161 to 413.195 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 413 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

 

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