Health Identifiers Act 2014
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PART 3 Individual Health Identifiers | ||
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Assignment of health services provider identifier | ||
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13. (1) Subject to subsections (2)and (3), the Minister may assign a unique number (in this Act referred to as a “health services provider identifier”) to a health services provider. | ||
(2) Where a health services provider falls within each of paragraphs (b) and (e) of the definition of “health services provider” in section 2 (1), the Minister may assign the same health services provider identifier to the provider in both its capacity as a relevant body and its capacity as a relevant agent. | ||
(3) Subject to subsection (4), a health services provider identifier assigned to an individual shall, other than itself, contain no personal data. | ||
(4) Where a health services provider falls within paragraph (a) of the definition of “health services provider” in section 2 (1), the Minister may assign a health services provider identifier to the provider which indicates which class of health practitioners that the provider falls within. |