Health Information — Canada — Northwest Territories law | Esheria

Health Information

This part defines key terms used throughout the Health Information Act and sets out how the Act applies.

Jurisdiction
Canada — Northwest Territories
Instrument
Act or statute
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
en
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Statute overview

About this statute

This part defines key terms used throughout the Health Information Act and sets out how the Act applies. This provision sets rules for handling personal health information, including consent, custodian duties, agents, and information managers. Health information custodians must follow consent, recordkeeping, collection, use, and disclosure rules for personal health information, including special rules for verbal express consent, consent conditions, and withdrawals. This provision lets a health information custodian disclose personal health information in several specific situations, including to close contacts, for certain health payment and administration purposes, for successor transfers, for law enforcement or safety, and in some research-related cases. Health information custodians may disclose personal health information for approved research only if the listed conditions are met, and researchers and custodians must follow strict consent, agreement, recordkeeping, security, and access rules.

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