Singapore legislation

Clause 44

of Health Information Bill

Clause 44

Transitional provisions for this Part

(1)

If —

(a)

a person is party to any contract or agreement with the Government under which the person contributes or agrees to contribute health information about any individual to the national electronic records system;

(b)

the contract or agreement mentioned in paragraph (a) is in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 13; and

(c)

the person is not a person mentioned in section 12(1),then the following applies:

(d)

the person is deemed to be an approved contributor approved under section 13(1) with effect from that date;

(e)

all conditions and restrictions (if any) specified in the contract or agreement mentioned in paragraph (a) are deemed to be conditions and restrictions mentioned in section 13(2)(c) that the person must comply with;

(f)

the Minister must publish a notification in the Gazette in respect of the person specifying the matters in section 13(2).

(2)

If —

(a)

a person is party to any contract or agreement with the Government under which the person is allowed to access and collect health information about one or more individuals that is made available on the national electronic records system;

(b)

the contract or agreement mentioned in paragraph (a) is in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 20; and

(c)

the person is not a person mentioned in section 19(1),then the following applies:

(d)

the person is deemed to be an approved user approved under section 20(1) with effect from that date;

(e)

all conditions and restrictions (if any) specified in the contract or agreement mentioned in paragraph (a) are deemed to be conditions and restrictions mentioned in section 20(2)(e) that the person must comply with;

(f)

the Minister must publish a notification in the Gazette in respect of the person specifying the matters in section 20(2).

(3)

A person that —

(a)

is a party to any contract or agreement with the Government under which the person is allowed to access and collect health information about one or more individuals that is made available on the national electronic records system; and

(b)

before the date of commencement of sections 19 and 20 (called in this subsection the relevant date), accesses and collects health information about any individual so made available,may, subject to the provisions of this Act, retain and use that health information on or after the relevant date for the purposes for which the health information was accessed and collected under the contract or agreement mentioned in paragraph (a).

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