Singapore legislation

Clause 16

of Health Information Bill

Clause 16

Restriction on access, collection or disclosure of accessible health information

(1)

A person may access, collect or disclose accessible health information about an individual only if the access, collection or disclosure —

(a)

is carried out in accordance with this Part; or

(b)

is required or permitted under any other written law.

(2)

Access, collection or disclosure of accessible health information about an individual is not considered to be required or permitted under any written law merely because the individual has consented or has given his or her consent to it in accordance with Part 4 of the Personal Data Protection Act 2012, or such consent is not required under that Part.