(b) Nothing in this subsection affects the confidentiality or admissibility into evidence of data not otherwise confidential or privileged that is obtained from sources other than the authority.
(c) As used in this subsection, "information" includes, but is not limited to, written reports, notes, records, statements and studies.
(2) The furnishing of morbidity and mortality information to the authority or health agency, to its authorized representatives or to any other agency, organization or person cooperating in a special epidemiologic study, does not subject any hospital, sanitarium, rest home, nursing home or other organization or person furnishing such information to an action for damages.
(3) Subsection (1) of this section does not prevent the authority or a health agency from publishing:
(a) Statistical compilations and reports relating to special epidemiologic morbidity and mortality studies, if such compilations and reports do not identify individual cases and sources of information.
(b) General morbidity and mortality studies customarily and continuously conducted by the authority or health agency that do not involve patient identification.
(4) Nothing in this section prevents disposition of records described in subsection (1) of this section pursuant to ORS 192.105. [Formerly 432.060]