Singapore legislation
Clause 87
Clause 87
Portability of health information
(1)
A relevant HDI of a contributor or user must establish and implement practices and processes in respect of the transfer, at the request of that contributor or user, of health information mentioned in section 86 to —
the contributor or user, as the case may be; or
another relevant HDI designated by the contributor or user, as the case may be.
(2)
A relevant HDI of a contributor or user must, where the contributor or user requests that the relevant HDI transfer health information mentioned in section 86 to a person mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b), ensure that the health information is transferred in accordance with the relevant HDI’s practices and processes mentioned in subsection (1).
(3)
The relevant HDI must ensure that the practices and processes mentioned in subsection (1) contain measures or steps to ensure that —
the health information that is transferred is accurate and complete; and
the health information is transferred in a timely manner.
(4)
Without limiting subsection (1), the practices and processes mentioned in that subsection include practices and processes relating to —
the selection, preparation, extraction and transformation of health information for the purposes of transfer; and
the identification and use of an appropriate format in which the health information is or is to be transferred.
(5)
In addition to subsections (1), (2) and (3), a relevant HDI must comply with any requirements relating to the transfer of health information that may be prescribed.
(6)
For the purposes of subsection (5), the Minister may prescribe different requirements for different relevant HDIs or classes of relevant HDIs.
(7)
For the purposes of this section and section 88, the transfer of health information includes the preparation of copies of the health information and the provision of such copies to another person.