Singapore legislation
Clause 31
Clause 31
Imposition and revocation of access restrictions
(1)
An individual may, in respect of accessible health information about the individual, request for —
the imposition of an access restriction; or
the revocation of an access restriction that is in force.
(2)
Despite subsection (1) or anything in the Mental Capacity Act 2008, a person mentioned in subsection (3) may, in relation to accessible health information about an individual (P) who lacks capacity within the meaning given by that Act, request for —
the imposition of an access restriction in respect of accessible health information about P; or
the revocation of an access restriction in respect of accessible health information about P that is in force.
(3)
The persons mentioned in subsection (2) are the following:
a donee of a lasting power of attorney granted by P under the Mental Capacity Act 2008, under which P confers on the donee authority to make decisions on P’s behalf for the purposes of this Part;
a deputy appointed or deemed to be appointed by the court under section 20 of the Mental Capacity Act 2008 to make decisions on P’s behalf for the purposes of this Part.
(4)
A request mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) must —
be made to a System Operator in the form and manner prescribed; and
be accompanied by any document or information required by the System Operator.
(5)
Without limiting subsection (4)(b), a request to impose a class 2 access restriction must be accompanied by information about any matter mentioned in section 29(1)(b) relating to the access restriction to be imposed.
(6)
A System Operator may, in relation to a request under subsection (1) or (2), require the individual or person to provide any additional document or information required by the System Operator.
(7)
Upon receiving a request mentioned in subsection (1) or (2), the System Operator must impose the access restriction or revoke the access restriction, as the case may be.