PSYC 3430 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Domestic Violence, Implied Consent, Personal Information Protection And Electronic Documents Act
13 Jan 2020
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Breaches of confidentiality: not all provinces or territories have mandatory reporting of patient health information breaches in place, provinces with mandatory breach notification: yukon, northwest territories, nunavut, Ontario, nova scotia, new brunswick, newfoundland and labrador (excludes 6). Legislation in canada and issues of consent: extra info: early legislation (1983): privacy act and the access to information act - federal in 1983. Pipeda: personal information protection and electronic documents act 2001: applies to personal info in the federally regulated private sector which included telecommunications, banks and federal undertakings. Applies to information that crosses provincial borders through commercial transaction: developed by industry canada and is enforced by the privacy commissioner of canada, public hospitals including labs, pharmacies and diagnostic services are not covered by. Security: the preservation of the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of personal health information. Patients count on their healthcare providers to be good custodians of information.
