Singapore legislation

Clause 7

of Health Information Bill

Clause 7

National electronic records system

(1)

For the purposes of this Act, “national electronic records system” means the computer system established by the Government for the collection, storage and disclosure of health information about individuals and operated by a System Operator in accordance with this Part, and which comprises —

(a)

the repository of that health information; and

(b)

the electronic means that is operated, maintained and used for the collection, storage and disclosure of that health information.

(2)

The national electronic records system includes the computer servers and network equipment operated, maintained or used by a System Operator for the purposes of or in relation to the computer system mentioned in subsection (1), whether or not the computer servers and network equipment are owned by the System Operator.