53.1(1)The Minister and a District Education Council, through the superintendent of a school district, may collect and use an individual’s Medicare number for the purpose of creating a unique identification number for a pupil.

53.1(2)The Minister and a District Education Council, through the superintendent of a school district, may use the unique identification number created for a child under the Early Childhood Services Act as the unique identification number for a pupil.

53.1(3) The Minister and a District Education Council, through the superintendent of a school district, may disclose to the Minister of Health an individual’s Medicare number for the purpose of validating the unique identification number for a pupil.

53.1(4)The unique identification number of a pupil forms part of the record maintained in respect of the pupil under section 54.