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Originally Posted by Makarov
I'm not familiar with the personal health information legislation in Alberta (although I expect it is broadly similar to other provinces), but I can assure you that the personal health information legislation in Ontario only applies to designated personal health information custodians (such as health care providers, etc.) There is nothing in that legislation which would prohibit a private service provider (like a restaurant) from requesting personal health information from prospective patrons, a patron from consenting to providing the requested personal health information, or the service provider from refusing entry to patrons who did not consent.
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Let me rephrase the questions.
Why do all provinces have health privacy acts in the first place? What public interest do they serve? And why is there such public outrage when the security of personal health information is breached? Such as this instance:
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“A breach of this magnitude is shocking,” said NDP Health Critic David Eggen. “For this government to fail in protecting such sensitive health information highlights the massive gaps we have in this province, and it is obvious that current legislation is not effective.”
The NDP is calling on the government to draft tougher legislation to ensure the private medical information of Albertan is better protected.
https://globalnews.ca/news/1100930/l...ertans-stolen/
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