Law / Netherlands

Wabvpz Articles 15a and 15f, Client Consent for Electronic Exchange of Health Data and Insurer Exclusion

Wet aanvullende bepalingen verwerking persoonsgegevens in de zorg, Arts. 15a and 15f

In force.

A sensitive categories rule binding public and private bodies.

Instrument type
an act of a legislature

What it requires

  • If you are a care provider, make a client's data available through an electronic exchange system only so far as you have established that the client gave express consent (Wabvpz Article 15a, paragraph 1).
  • Make a client's data available through an electronic exchange system only so far as another care provider's consultation of the data does not harm the privacy of someone other than the client (Article 15a, paragraph 3).
  • If you work as a company doctor, insurance doctor or examining doctor for medical examinations under the Wet op de medische keuringen, do not obtain access to electronic exchange systems and do not process data from them (Article 15f, paragraph 2).

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What this law does

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Research summary

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A care provider makes a client's data available through an electronic exchange system only so far as the provider has established that the client gave express consent. A care provider also makes a client's data available through such a system only so far as the privacy of someone other than the client is not harmed when another care provider consults the data. A health insurer has no access to electronic exchange systems.

A care provider who works as a company doctor, insurance doctor or examining doctor for medical examinations under the Wet op de medische keuringen does not obtain access to electronic exchange systems and does not process data from them.

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