Bill 31, Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004

For residents of Ontario; Bill 31, Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004, has received Royal assent and the offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioner may be able to assist in the retrieval of records from units such as hospitals.

Hospitals and similar organizations have not previously come under the Commissioner’s jurisdiction.

The Information and Privacy Commissioner may appoint an Assistant Commissioner for Personal Health Information to facilitate the processing of requests based on the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Note that this change does not come into effect until November 1, 2004.

Click here for a PDF copy of the bill, or click here (select 31 in the index) for the index history of the act.

Click here to get an idea of what you should expect
to accomplish if you try this new procedure.
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"Written laws are like spider's webs;
they will catch, it is true, the weak and the poor,
but would be torn in pieces by the rich and powerful."
(Anacharsis--Scythian Philosopher...600 B.C.)