Acts and Regulations

P-7.05 - Personal Health Information Privacy and Access Act

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Notice of collection practices
31(1)A custodian who collects personal health information directly from the individual to whom the information relates shall, before it is collected or as soon as practicable afterwards, take reasonable steps to inform the individual
(a) of the purpose for which the information is being collected, and
(b) if the custodian is not a health care provider, how to contact an officer or employee of the custodian who can answer the individual’s questions about the collection.
31(2)A custodian need not comply with subsection (1) if the custodian has recently provided the individual with the information referred to in that subsection about the collection of the same or similar personal health information for the same or a related purpose.
Notice of collection practices
31(1)A custodian who collects personal health information directly from the individual to whom the information relates shall, before it is collected or as soon as practicable afterwards, take reasonable steps to inform the individual
(a) of the purpose for which the information is being collected, and
(b) if the custodian is not a health care provider, how to contact an officer or employee of the custodian who can answer the individual’s questions about the collection.
31(2)A custodian need not comply with subsection (1) if the custodian has recently provided the individual with the information referred to in that subsection about the collection of the same or similar personal health information for the same or a related purpose.