Health Information Privacy and Management Act (Protection et la gestion des renseignements médicaux) — Canada — Yukon law | Esheria

Health Information Privacy and Management Act (Protection et la gestion des renseignements médicaux)

This part states the Act’s purposes: protecting personal health information privacy and confidentiality, setting rules for collection, use, disclosure, access, and correction, and supporting health information management and electronic health information systems in Yukon.

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Jurisdiction
Canada — Yukon
Instrument
Act or statute
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
en
Official source
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About this statute

This part states the Act’s purposes: protecting personal health information privacy and confidentiality, setting rules for collection, use, disclosure, access, and correction, and supporting health information management and electronic health information systems in Yukon. This Act limits how custodians and their agents may handle personal health information and sets extra rules for Yukon health insurance numbers, YHCIP cards, records, security, and disclosure reporting. Individuals have a right to access their personal health information, and custodians must respond to access and correction requests within set time limits, with some grounds for refusal and no fee for correction services. Custodians handling personal health information must follow consent, notice, accuracy, collection, use, and disclosure rules, with several exceptions for health care, safety, public-interest, and prescribed situations. This segment lets custodians disclose or use personal health information in several specific situations, and it sets notice, objection, approval, and confidentiality conditions for some disclosures.