Oregon Health Authority
Office of Equity and Inclusion - Chapter 950
Division 30
REALD AND SOGI DEMOGRAPHIC DATA COLLECTION STANDARDS
950-030-0010
Definitions
The following definitions apply to OAR 950, divsions 30 and 38:
(1) “Contractor” means a person or governmental entity who has a legal agreement with the Authority or Department to provide goods or services.
(2) "Demographic data" means collected information related to age, gender, race, ethnicity, preferred spoken, signed and written language, and disability status. Demographic data under these rules will be collected for the purpose of better understanding populations who interact with the Authority and the Department.
(3) "Ethnicity" means a demographic designation for a group of people sharing a culture that includes race, religion, language, and other cultural characteristics including ancestry or country of origin.
(4) "Primary racial or ethnic identity" means the race or ethnicity with which an individual most identifies when opting to choose from multiple designations.
(5) "Race" means a demographic designation for a group of people who share a common heredity.
(a) Race includes shared ancestry, national origin and sociocultural characteristics.
(b) Race is not a biological, anthropological or genetic distinction.
(6) “REALD” means race, ethnicity, preferred spoken and written language, English proficiency, interpreter needs and disability.
(7) “Requestor” means an individual or entity that is required under these rules, required by contract, or otherwise required by law to collect REALD information in accordance with these rules, and includes but is not limited to the Authority, the Department, contractors and subcontractors of the Authority or the Department, and health care providers as that term is defined in Oregon Laws 2020, 1st Special Session, Chapter 12, Sections 40-41.
(8) “Subcontractor” means a person or governmental entity who has a legal agreement with a contractor as that is defined in this rule, to provide goods or services.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 413.161 & ORS 413.042
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 413.161
History:
OEI 18-2023, minor correction filed 05/12/2023, effective 05/12/2023
OHA 3-2023, renumbered from 943-070-0010, filed 05/04/2023, effective 05/04/2023
OHA 1-2021, amend filed 03/23/2021, effective 03/23/2021
OHA 2-2020, temporary amend filed 09/29/2020, effective 10/01/2020 through 03/29/2021
OHA 2-2014, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-14