Table of Contents
1 Definition
2 Minister’s use of information
3 Colleges and organizations
4 Disclosure of
information
5 Other use of
information
6 Method of
disclosure
7 Minister to be reasonably satisfied
8 Expiry
Definition
1 In this Regulation, “health planning and
delivery” includes health policy development, health workforce planning and
health service planning and delivery.
Minister’s use of information
2 The Minister may use any information
disclosed by the registrar under section 122 of the Health Professions Act
for the purpose of health planning and delivery.
Colleges and
organizations
3(1) The
Minister may, for the purpose of health planning and delivery, disclose the
information obtained under section 122 of the Health Professions Act to
a college.
(2) The information provided under
subsection (1) is limited to the specific information each college has provided
under section 122 of the Health Professions Act about its own members.
Disclosure of
information
4 The Minister may disclose information
pursuant to section 122 of the Health Professions Act
(a) to
any regulated member where the disclosure is necessary to enable the regulated
member to provide a health service;
(b) to
any individual who provides a health service if
(i) the individual is governed by a regulatory body, where the
regulatory body is established or governed pursuant to an Alberta enactment,
and
(ii) the disclosure is necessary to enable the individual to provide a
health service.
Other use of
information
5 The Minister may, for the purpose of
health planning and delivery, disclose information pursuant to section 122 of
the Health Professions Act to
(a) regional
health authorities,
(b) the
Alberta Cancer Board,
(c) the
Alberta Mental Health Board, and
(d) any
province or organization with which the Government of Alberta has entered into
an agreement to share information.
Method of disclosure
6 The Minister may disclose information
under this Regulation through any means satisfactory to the Minister.
Minister to be
reasonably satisfied
7 Before the Minister discloses information
under this Regulation, the Minister must be reasonably satisfied that the recipient
of the information will
(a) use
the information only for the specific health planning and delivery purpose for
which the information is being disclosed,
(b) maintain
the security of the information, and
(c) act
in accordance with section 122(1.2) of the Health Professions Act.
Expiry
8 For the purpose of ensuring that this
Regulation is reviewed for ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option
that it may be repassed in its present or an amended form following a review,
this Regulation expires on June 30, 2014.
