ontario health info privacy legislation

Question 1

PHIPA (personal health information protection act)

Answer 1

• broadest and most important provincial statute
• applies to collection, use and disclosure of personal health information by all health information custodians and others

Question 2

Term health information custodian

Answer 2

• all regulated health practitioners; members of college of social workers and social service workers who provide health care; community care access centers; long term care homes; public and priv hospitals, psych and mental health facilities and evaluators assessers and medical officers of health

Question 3

what is not HIC

Answer 3

• youth workers, addictions counsellors and school guidance counsellors

Question 4

what about information received by a HIC

Answer 4

• almost all of the act provisions apply (PHIPA)

ex. school official receives report from psychologist

Question 5

idv governed by PHIPA directly?

Answer 5

• more theoretical than practical
• hopitals and others governed by PHIPA will have management policies requiring all employees agens consultants and volunteers to compl with the act

Question 6

personal health info

Answer 6

info that directly of indirectly identifies indv relating to their physical or mental health, health number, SDM or health car providers

Question 7

HIC may only collect, use, disclose personal health information if:

Answer 7

• idv consents and the collection, use and disclosure is necessary for a lawful purpose or if act requires it

Question 8

QCIPA (quality care information protection act)

Answer 8

• permits diclosure of any information to quality care comittee for the purpose of its deliberations
• restricts access to quality of info care info greatly and is inadmissible in any provincial proceedings