Singapore legislation

Clause 20

Access and collection of accessible health information by approved users

(1)

The Minister may approve any person or public agency to access and collect accessible health information about any individual (P) for any of the following purposes:

(a)

the provision of any healthcare service to P by the person or public agency or any individual employed or engaged by that person or public agency, but not the provision of any healthcare service for an excluded purpose;

(b)

the provision of any community health service to P by the person or public agency or any individual employed or engaged by that person or public agency, but not the provision of any community health service for an excluded purpose;

(c)

any public health purpose.

(2)

The Minister must, as soon as is practicable after a person or public agency is approved as an approved user, publish a notification in the Gazette specifying all of the following:

(a)

the class or classes of individuals whose accessible health information the approved user may access and collect;

(b)

the purpose or purposes mentioned in subsection (1) for which the approved user may access and collect accessible health information;

(c)

the types of accessible health information that the approved user may access and collect;

(d)

the authorised individuals (by name or description) or class or classes of authorised individuals of the approved user who may access and collect those types of accessible health information;

(e)

the conditions and restrictions (if any) that the approved user must comply with in relation to the access, collection and retention of accessible health information.

(3)

An approved user must, in relation to the access and collection of accessible health information under this section —

(a)

comply with all conditions and restrictions mentioned in subsection (2)(e); and

(b)

ensure that every authorised individual mentioned in subsection (2)(d) complies with the conditions and restrictions mentioned in subsection (2)(e).

(4)

The Minister may, by written notice at any time, revoke the approval of an approved user.

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