Singapore legislation
Clause 52
Clause 52
Data sharing agreements
(1)
This section applies if —
a person or public agency (A) intends to disclose relevant information about any individual to another person or public agency (B) in relation to a use case; and
B intends to collect and use the relevant information disclosed by A in relation to that use case.
(2)
A must not disclose relevant information about any individual to B unless A and B have entered into an agreement that satisfies the requirements in this section.
(3)
The agreement mentioned in subsection (2) must be in writing and must specify all of the following:
the particulars of A and B, including any particulars that may be prescribed;
that the agreement is in respect of the disclosure, collection and use of relevant information about any individual in relation to the use case mentioned in subsection (1) in accordance with this Part;
subject to subsection (4), every type of relevant information about any individual that may be disclosed, collected and used under the agreement;
the personnel of A or a health data intermediary of A (if any) who is authorised to disclose relevant information about any individual to B under the agreement;
the personnel of B or a health data intermediary of B (if any) who is authorised to collect or use relevant information about any individual disclosed by A under the agreement;
any other matter that may be prescribed.
(4)
The type or types of relevant information about any individual specified in the data sharing agreement in accordance with subsection (3)(c) must be no more than the minimum necessary to implement or facilitate the use case mentioned in subsection (1).
(5)
An agreement that does not satisfy the requirements in subsections (3) and (4) is not a data sharing agreement for the purposes of this Part.
(6)
For the purposes of subsection (3)(d) and (e), every personnel of A or B, or of a health data intermediary of A or B, must be an individual —
who is specified by name or description in the agreement; or
who belongs to a class of individuals specified in the agreement.