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Electronic exchange of information in Electronic Health Record with third country
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18. (1) Subject to this section, the Executive may in the interests of the care and treatment of—
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(a) patients who have been assigned an Electronic Health Record who travel to, and may require care and treatment in, a third country, and
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(b) persons who have been assigned the equivalent of an Electronic Health Record in a third country who travel to, and may require care and treatment in, the State,
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enter into a reciprocal arrangement or other agreement with a third country health services provider for the purpose of sharing relevant information included in an Electronic Health Record or its equivalent with the third country health services provider concerned.
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(2) An arrangement or agreement entered into under this section shall—
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(a) permit secure access by a third country health services provider to the information contained in an Electronic Health Record, and
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(b) permit secure access by a health services provider in the State to the information contained in the equivalent of an Electronic Health Record in a third country.
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(3) The Executive shall not enter into an arrangement or agreement under this section except after consultation with the Data Protection Commission.
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(4) An arrangement or agreement under this section shall specify rules in relation to governance and confidentiality.
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(5) In this section—
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“third country” means a country or territory other than the State or another Member State;
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“third country health services provider” means a body in a third country that performs functions equivalent, or similar, to the functions performed by the Executive.
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