Health Information Act 2026
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Information to be contained in Electronic Health Records | ||
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11. (1) The following information in relation to a patient shall, where available, be contained in an Electronic Health Record: | ||
(a) a patient summary containing— | ||
(i) personal details, including: | ||
(I) forename, middle name(s) and surname and any former names; | ||
(II) all former surnames (if any) of his or her mother; | ||
(III) date of birth; | ||
(IV) place of birth; | ||
(V) sex; | ||
(VI) nationality; | ||
(VII) ethnicity; | ||
(VIII) personal public service number (if any); | ||
(IX) individual health identifier within the meaning of section 2 of the Health Identifiers Act 2014 ; | ||
(X) in the case of a deceased patient, the date and cause of his or her death, | ||
(ii) contact information, including— | ||
(I) address(es) with postcode within the meaning of section 66 of the Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011 , email address and mobile phone number, | ||
(II) nominated emergency contact, and | ||
(III) the name and contact details of the patient’s general practitioner(s), | ||
(iii) information on insurance (if any), | ||
(iv) allergies, | ||
(v) medical alerts, | ||
(vi) vaccination/prophylaxis information, | ||
(vii) current, resolved, closed or inactive health-related problems, | ||
(viii) textual information related to medical history, | ||
(ix) medical devices and implants, | ||
(x) medical or care procedures, | ||
(xi) functional status, | ||
(xii) current and relevant past medicines, | ||
(xiii) social history observations related to health, | ||
(xiv) pregnancy history, | ||
(xv) patient-provided data, | ||
(xvi) observation results pertaining to health conditions, | ||
(xvii) care plan, | ||
(xviii) information on a rare disease; | ||
(b) prescriptions; | ||
(c) dispensations; | ||
(d) medical imaging studies and related imaging reports; | ||
(e) medical test results, including laboratory and other diagnostic results and related reports; | ||
(f) discharge reports; and | ||
(g) such additional information as may be prescribed in regulations under subsection (2). | ||
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the Minister may prescribe additional information to be contained in an Electronic Health Record where he or she is satisfied that it is appropriate to do so following consultation with the Data Protection Commission, the Executive, patients and patient representative groups and such other persons as the Minister considers appropriate. | ||
(3) Where regulations are proposed to be made under subsection (2), a draft of the regulations shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas and the regulations shall not be made until a resolution approving the draft has been passed by each such House. |