The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services, announced today that the second statutory review of the Personal Health Information Act is complete.
The Department of Health and Community Services engaged INQ Consulting to assist with a statutory review of the Act to assess whether there should be changes to modernize the Act. A statutory review committee was established with representatives from INQ Consulting and officials from the Department of Health and Community Services.
The report outlines recommendations in the following areas:
- Privacy protections
- Access to health data and interoperability
- Data and innovation
- Monitoring and oversight
- Consent
- Literacy and Social license
The committee’s report is available at www.phiareviewnl.ca. The recommendations outlined in the report are currently being reviewed by the department.
The statutory committee consulted a broad range of stakeholders to ensure various perspectives were duly considered. Stakeholders included members of the public, Indigenous groups, patient councils, government departments and agencies in the province, associations, and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner.
The committee gathered information and opinions in a systematic manner that allowed stakeholders and individuals to bring forth the issues that mattered to them through the collection of written submissions, as well as survey responses.
Proclaimed in 2011, the Personal Health Information Act is required to undergo a review once every five years. The Act establishes rules that custodians of personal health information must follow when collecting, using, and/or disclosing individuals’ personal health information.
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“A review of the Personal Health Information Act helps us modernize the legislation and ensure that it continues to serve its purpose efficiently. This review and the valuable input provided by stakeholders will now help us determine next steps for the Act.”
Honourable Tom Osborne
Minister of Health and Community Services
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