Health Information Act 2026
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Guidelines | ||
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21. (1) The Executive shall, from time to time, with the consent of the Minister and following consultation with health practitioners, patient representative groups, the Health Information and Quality Authority, the Data Protection Commission, the National Disability Authority and such other persons as the Executive considers appropriate, prepare guidelines for the purposes of this Act. | ||
(2) Notwithstanding the generality of subsection (1), guidelines under this section may specify— | ||
(a) the digital format, and the standards and interoperability requirements required for the purposes of section 7 (2)(a), | ||
(b) the periods within which personal health data shall be forwarded in accordance with section 7 (2)(b), | ||
(c) a class or classes of person who may act on behalf of a patient for the purpose of section 8 , | ||
(d) measures to be taken by a health services provider in accordance with section 9 , | ||
(e) measures to enable health services providers to access Electronic Health Records of their patients, | ||
(f) measures to enable a patient to access his or her Electronic Health Record, | ||
(g) notwithstanding the generality of paragraph (f), where the patient is a person with a disability within the meaning of the Disability Act 2005 , additional targeted measures to enable the patient to access his or her Electronic Health Record, | ||
(h) such other matters that the Executive considers appropriate for the purposes of this Act. | ||
(3) Guidelines under this section shall be published on a website maintained by or on behalf of the Executive. |