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PHIPA provides a set of rules for the collection, use and disclosure of personal health information by a "Health Information Custodian" (HIC), and includes the following provisions: [1] Consent is required for the collection, use and disclosure of personal health information, with few exceptions
The Personal Health Information Protection Act serves three important functions: To govern the collection, use, and disclosure of personal health information by health information custodians. To provide patients with a right to request access to and correction of their records of personal health information held by health information custodians.
On November 1, 2004, Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) took effect granting the province of Ontario its first health information privacy legislation governing the collection, use and disclosure of personal health information. Cavoukian had been an advocate of this legislation since the office of the IPC was first formed in 1987.
The FTC alleged that in two separate incidents, LabMD collectively exposed the personal information of approximately 10,000 consumers. The court vacated the original cease-and-desist order, stating that it would "mandate a complete overhaul of LabMD’s data-security program and says little about how this is to be accomplished.” [ 1 ]
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The statement includes an explanation of the types of personal information collected, what the information is used for, and how the information is stored. The statement covers measures in place to protect personal information from misuse, loss, unauthorized access, modification, and disclosure. [31]
After years of advocacy, a Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) was enacted in 2004. This health privacy law applied to all individuals and organizations involved in the delivery of health care services – both public and private sectors – to ensure the protection of personal health information of patients.