Singapore legislation
Clause 19
Clause 19
Access and collection of accessible health information by specified users
(1)
A person (called a specified user) that is —
an HCSA licensee specified in, or belonging to a class of HCSA licensees specified in, the first column of Part 1 of the Second Schedule;
a retail pharmacy licensee specified in, or belonging to a class of retail pharmacy licensees specified in, the first column of Part 1 of the Second Schedule; or
any other person or any public agency specified in, or belonging to a class of persons or public agencies specified in, the first column of Part 1 of the Second Schedule,may access and collect accessible health information about an individual (P) in accordance with this Part, but only for a purpose specified in subsection (2) (called in this Part a specified purpose).
(2)
The purposes mentioned in subsection (1) are the following:
the provision of a healthcare service to P (other than carrying out any specified examination of P), but not the provision of a healthcare service for an excluded purpose;
carrying out any specified examination of P, and any purpose relating to the carrying out of the specified examination.
(3)
In subsection (2), “specified examination” of an individual means any medical, dental, psychiatric or psychological examination, test or assessment of the individual that is required or authorised by or under, or is necessary for the purpose of complying with, any written law specified in the Third Schedule or any order made under a written law specified in that Schedule.
(4)
An authorised individual (X) of a specified user may access and collect accessible health information about P if, and only if, all of the following are satisfied:
the access and collection of the information by X is necessary to enable X to perform or discharge his or her duties for the specified user;
X’s duties mentioned in paragraph (a) relate to the specified user carrying out a specified purpose.