Health Information Privacy and Management Act, access to and correction of personal health information
archived copy
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A data subject rights rule binding public and private bodies.
- Obligation class
- Data subject rights
As of .
What it requires
- Respond to a complete access application within 30 days, or tell the applicant before the 30 days end that you are extending by up to 60 days, why, when to expect a response and that the applicant may complain to the commissioner (s. 26(1)-(3)).
- Where you use electronic means to collect, use or disclose an individual's personal health information, give a copy of the record of user activity on request, subject to any prescribed limitations, and charge no fee for it (s. 24(3)).
- Respond to a correction request within 30 days, subject to the Act's extension, and charge no fee for the services provided on it (s. 28(2), (10)).
- Do not charge for access more than the prescribed fee (s. 24(2)).
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text, as of .
What this law does
Subject to Part 3 of the Act, an individual has the right to obtain access to their personal health information contained in a record in the custody or control of a custodian. A custodian may charge a fee, not exceeding the prescribed fee, for access to personal health information contained in a record in the custody or control of the custodian. A custodian must respond to a complete application for access within 30 days after receiving it.
A custodian may extend the 30 day period by an additional 60 days in the circumstances the Act lists. An individual who believes that there is an error or omission in their personal health information may make a correction request asking the custodian to annotate the record to reflect a correction of the error or omission. A custodian must not charge a fee for the services provided on a correction request.
When LexLint raises it
When your app profile says your app handles health records.