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P-22.4 - Public Health Act

Section 66
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Release of information
66(1)Subject to section 64.1 and subsection (2), no person shall disclose any information that comes to the person’s knowledge in the course of carrying out responsibilities under this Act or the regulations under this Act concerning a person who
(a) has or may have a notifiable disease or is or may be infected with an agent of a notifiable disease,
(b) is or is suspected of being a contact, or
(c) is or may be affected by an injury or by a risk factor prescribed by the regulations or has suffered a notifiable event prescribed by the regulations.
66(2)A person may disclose information described in subsection (1) where the disclosure is
(a) required for purposes relating to the administration or enforcement of this Act or the regulations,
(b) required or permitted by law,
(b.1) required under section 23 of the Child and Youth Well-Being Act,
(c) required to carry out a responsibility imposed or to exercise a power conferred under this Act or the regulations,
(d) requested or approved by the person who is the subject of the information or by a parent of or a person who has the lawful custody, care or control of the person if the person is under the age of sixteen years,
(e) ordered by the Minister for the purpose of protecting the health of the public,
(f) made to a medical practitioner, nurse practitioner, midwife or nurse or in the course of consultation,
(g) Repealed: 2017, c.29, s.8
(h) in the case of information pertaining to a person under sixteen years of age, to a parent of or to a person who has the lawful custody, care or control of the person under sixteen years of age, or
(i) made in circumstances prescribed in the regulations.
1999, c.32, s.10; 2002, c.23, s.10; 2011, c.26, s.4; 2017, c.29, s.8; 2017, c.42, s.67; 2023, c.36, s.31
Release of information
66(1)Subject to section 64.1 and subsection (2), no person shall disclose any information that comes to the person’s knowledge in the course of carrying out responsibilities under this Act or the regulations under this Act concerning a person who
(a) has or may have a notifiable disease or is or may be infected with an agent of a notifiable disease,
(b) is or is suspected of being a contact, or
(c) is or may be affected by an injury or by a risk factor prescribed by the regulations or has suffered a notifiable event prescribed by the regulations.
66(2)A person may disclose information described in subsection (1) where the disclosure is
(a) required for purposes relating to the administration or enforcement of this Act or the regulations,
(b) required or permitted by law,
(b.1) required under section 11.1 of the Family Services Act,
(c) required to carry out a responsibility imposed or to exercise a power conferred under this Act or the regulations,
(d) requested or approved by the person who is the subject of the information or by a parent of or a person who has the lawful custody, care or control of the person if the person is under the age of sixteen years,
(e) ordered by the Minister for the purpose of protecting the health of the public,
(f) made to a medical practitioner, nurse practitioner, midwife or nurse or in the course of consultation,
(g) Repealed: 2017, c.29, s.8
(h) in the case of information pertaining to a person under sixteen years of age, to a parent of or to a person who has the lawful custody, care or control of the person under sixteen years of age, or
(i) made in circumstances prescribed in the regulations.
1999, c.32, s.10; 2002, c.23, s.10; 2011, c.26, s.4; 2017, c.29, s.8; 2017, c.42, s.67
Release of information
66(1)Subject to subsection (2), no person shall disclose any information that comes to the person’s knowledge in the course of carrying out responsibilities under this Act or the regulations under this Act concerning a person who
(a) has or may have a notifiable disease or is or may be infected with an agent of a communicable disease,
(b) is or is suspected of being a contact, or
(c) is or may be affected by an injury or by a risk factor prescribed by the regulations or has suffered a reportable event prescribed by the regulations.
66(2)A person may disclose information described in subsection (1) where the disclosure is
(a) required for purposes relating to the administration or enforcement of this Act or the regulations,
(b) required or permitted by law,
(b.1) required under section 11.1 of the Family Services Act,
(c) required to carry out a responsibility imposed or to exercise a power conferred under this Act or the regulations,
(d) requested or approved by the person who is the subject of the information or by a parent of or a person who has the lawful custody, care or control of the person if the person is under the age of sixteen years,
(e) ordered by the Minister for the purpose of protecting the health of the public,
(f) made to a medical practitioner, nurse practitioner, midwife or nurse or in the course of consultation,
(g) Repealed: 2017, c.29, s.8
(h) in the case of information pertaining to a person under sixteen years of age, to a parent of or to a person who has the lawful custody, care or control of the person under sixteen years of age, or
(i) made in circumstances prescribed in the regulations.
1999, c.32, s.10; 2002, c.23, s.10; 2011, c.26, s.4; 2017, c.29, s.8
Release of information
66(1)Subject to subsection (2), no person shall disclose any information that comes to the person’s knowledge in the course of carrying out responsibilities under this Act or the regulations under this Act concerning a person who
(a) has or may have a notifiable disease or is or may be infected with an agent of a communicable disease,
(b) is or is suspected of being a contact, or
(c) is or may be affected by an injury or by a risk factor prescribed by the regulations or has suffered a reportable event prescribed by the regulations.
66(2)A person may disclose information described in subsection (1) where the disclosure is
(a) required for purposes relating to the administration or enforcement of this Act or the regulations,
(b) required by law,
(b.1) required under section 11.1 of the Family Services Act,
(c) required to carry out a responsibility imposed or to exercise a power conferred under this Act or the regulations,
(d) requested or approved by the person who is the subject of the information or by a parent of or a person who has the lawful custody, care or control of the person if the person is under the age of sixteen years,
(e) ordered by the Minister for the purpose of protecting the health of the public,
(f) made to a medical practitioner, nurse practitioner, midwife or nurse or in the course of consultation,
(g) made to a person who is conducting bona fide research or medical review if the disclosure is made in a manner that ensures the anonymity of the person to whom the information relates,
(h) in the case of information pertaining to a person under sixteen years of age, to a parent of or to a person who has the lawful custody, care or control of the person under sixteen years of age, or
(i) made in circumstances prescribed in the regulations.
1999, c.32, s.10; 2002, c.23, s.10; 2011, c.26, s.4
Release of information
66(1)Subject to subsection (2), no person shall disclose any information that comes to the person’s knowledge in the course of carrying out responsibilities under this Act or the regulations under this Act concerning a person who
(a) has or may have a notifiable disease or is or may be infected with an agent of a communicable disease,
(b) is or is suspected of being a contact, or
(c) is or may be affected by an injury or by a risk factor prescribed by the regulations or has suffered a reportable event prescribed by the regulations.
66(2)A person may disclose information described in subsection (1) where the disclosure is
(a) required for purposes relating to the administration or enforcement of this Act or the regulations,
(b) required by law,
(b.1) required under section 11.1 of the Family Services Act,
(c) required to carry out a responsibility imposed or to exercise a power conferred under this Act or the regulations,
(d) requested or approved by the person who is the subject of the information or by a parent of or a person who has the lawful custody, care or control of the person if the person is under the age of sixteen years,
(e) ordered by the Minister for the purpose of protecting the health of the public,
(f) made to a medical practitioner, nurse practitioner or nurse or in the course of consultation,
(g) made to a person who is conducting bona fide research or medical review if the disclosure is made in a manner that ensures the anonymity of the person to whom the information relates,
(h) in the case of information pertaining to a person under sixteen years of age, to a parent of or to a person who has the lawful custody, care or control of the person under sixteen years of age, or
(i) made in circumstances prescribed in the regulations.
1999, c.32, s.10; 2002, c.23, s.10