S.I. No. 155/2022 - Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Other Identifying Particulars) Regulations 2022

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 5th April, 2022.

I, STEPHEN DONNELLY, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 (8)(b) of the Health Identifiers Act 2014 (No. 15 of 2014), after consultation with the Data Protection Commission, hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Other Identifying Particulars) Regulations 2022.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 31st day of March 2022.

3. Each of the following particulars is hereby prescribed for the purpose of paragraph (n) of the definition of “other identifying particulars” in section 2(1) of the Health Identifiers Act 2014 (No. 15 of 2014) –

(a) middle name(s),

(b) address(es),

(c) postcode(s)/Eircode(s),

(d) mobile phone number(s),

(e) other phone number(s),

(f) email address(es),

(g) medical card number(s) and other health scheme card number(s) held by health service providers,

(h) medical record numbers(s) held by health service providers, and

(i) unique system identifier(s) held by health service providers.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

31 March, 2022.

STEPHEN DONNELLY,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

These Regulations prescribe certain additional particulars for the purpose of “other identifying particulars” in section 2(1) of the Health Identifiers Act 2014 (No. 15 of 2014).