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C.C.S.M. c. P33.5

The Personal Health Information Act

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PART 1
INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
1(1) Definitions
(2) Reference to "Act" includes regulations
2 Purposes of this Act
3 Application of this Act
4(1) Relationship to other Acts
(2) Conflict with another Act
(3) Mental Health Act prevails
PART 2
ACCESS TO PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION
RIGHT TO EXAMINE AND COPY PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION
5(1) Right to examine and copy information
(2) How to make a request
(3) Trustee may require written request
6(1) Trustee must respond promptly
(2) Duty to assist an individual
(3) Failure to respond
7(1) Trustee's response
(2) Duty to provide an explanation
(3) Information in electronic form
8(1) Transferring a request to another trustee
(2) Response within 30 days after transfer
9 Trustee must take precautions about release
10 Fees
REASONS FOR REFUSING ACCESS
11(1) Reasons for refusing access
(2) Severance of information
CORRECTION OF HEALTH INFORMATION
12(1) Right to request a correction
(2) Written request
(3) Trustee's response
(4) When a trustee refuses to make a correction
(5) Notifying others of a correction or statement of disagreement
(6) No fee
PART 3
PROTECTION OF PRIVACY
DIVISION 1
RESTRICTIONS ON COLLECTION AND RETENTION OF INFORMATION
COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
13(1) Restrictions on collection
(2) Limit on amount of information collected
14(1) Source of information
(2) Exceptions
15(1) Notice of collection practices
(2) Exception if information already provided
ACCURACY OF INFORMATION
16 Duty to ensure accuracy of information
RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION OF INFORMATION
17(1) Retention and destruction policy
(2) Compliance with regulations
(3) Method of destruction must protect privacy
(4) Record of destruction
(5) Application of this section
DIVISION 2
SECURITY SAFEGUARDS
18(1) Duty to adopt security safeguards
(2) Specific safeguards
(3) Additional safeguards for information in electronic form
19 Safeguards for sensitive information
DIVISION 3
RESTRICTIONS ON USE AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
GENERAL DUTIES OF TRUSTEES
20(1) General duty of trustees re use and disclosure
(2) Limit on amount of information used or disclosed
(3) Limit on the trustee's employees
RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF INFORMATION
21 Restrictions on use of information
RESTRICTIONS ON DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
22(1) Individual's consent to disclosure
(2) Disclosure without individual's consent
(3) Limit on disclosure
23(1) Disclosure to family about patient's health care
(2) Disclosure about patient's condition
(3) No disclosure if possible harm
HEALTH RESEARCH
24(1) Approval for health research
(2) Who may give an approval
(3) Conditions for approval
(4) Agreement required
(5) Limitation for projects requiring direct contact with individuals
DIVISION 4
MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS
INFORMATION MANAGERS
25(1) Trustee may provide information to an information manager
(2) Restrictions on use
(3) Agreement required
(4) Information manager must comply with Act
(5) Information deemed to be maintained by the trustee
PHIN
26(1) Production and use of PHIN
(2) Exceptions
PROHIBITION ON SALE OF INFORMATION
27(1) Prohibition on sale of personal health information
(2) Exception for pharmacies
PART 4
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE OMBUDSMAN
28 General powers and duties
29(1) Evidence Act powers
(2) Production of records
(3) Records produced within 14 days
(4) Examination of record on site
(5) Production required despite other laws
30 Right of entry
31 Investigation in private
32(1) Statements and reports not admissible in evidence
(2) Not compellable as witness
33 Information provided under qualified privilege
34(1) Ombudsman restricted as to disclosure of information
(2) When disclosure permitted
(3) Information about offences
(4) Information relating to a prosecution or appeal
35 Delegation
36 Protection from liability
37(1) Annual report
(2) Report to be laid before Legislative Assembly
(3) Special report
PART 5
COMPLAINTS
38 Definitions
MAKING A COMPLAINT
39(1) Right to make a complaint about access
(2) Right to make a complaint about privacy
(3) Complaint in writing
(4) Ombudsman may initiate a complaint
INVESTIGATION
40(1) Investigation
(2) Informal resolution
41(1) Decision to not deal with a complaint
(2) Ombudsman may defer complaint about access
(3) Notifying the complainant
42 Notifying trustee and others of complaint
43(1) Representations to the Ombudsman
(2) Written or oral representations
(3) Representations by counsel
44 Obtaining opinion of physician or other expert
45 Duty to cooperate
46 Time limit for investigation
OMBUDSMAN'S REPORT
47(1) Report
(2) Recommendations about access
(3) Recommendations about privacy
48(1) Report given to complainant and others
(2) Forwarding report to professional regulatory body
(3) Notice of right to appeal
(4) Trustee's response to the report
(5) Notice to the complainant
(6) Compliance with recommendations
APPEAL TO COURT
49(1) Appeal to court for access to record
(2) Appeal only if complaint has been made
(3) Appeal within 30 days
(4) Trustee to be named as respondent
(5) Appeal served on trustee and Ombudsman
50(1) Appeal by the Ombudsman
(2) Ombudsman may intervene
(3) Appeal served on trustee
51 Expeditious appeal
52 Burden of proof
53 Court may order production of records
54 Court to take precautions against disclosing
55 Powers of court on appeal
56 No further appeal except with leave
PART 6
GENERAL PROVISIONS
57 Privacy officer for facility and agency
58(1) Role for head of public body
(2) Delegation by head of public body
59(1) Health information privacy committee
(2) Public representation
(3) Responsibilities
60 Exercising rights of another person
61(1) Information deemed to be maintained by trustees
(2) Actions by employees
62 Protection from liability
63(1) Offences
(2) Offence by employee
(3) Offences by trustees and information managers
(4) Due diligence defence
(5) Continuing offence
(6) Prosecution within two years
64(1) Penalty
(2) Directors and officers of corporations
65(1) Defence under other enactments
(2) No adverse employment action
66(1) Regulations
(2) Application of regulations
PART 7
REVIEW AND COMING INTO FORCE
67 Review of this Act
68 C.C.S.M. reference
69 Coming into force