QuestionQ17

Canadian Privacy Laws and Practices in the Public Sector

What is required under the “circle of care” concept in Canadian health-information privacy law?

Explanation

The circle of care permits eligible health information custodians to rely on an individual’s assumed implied consent for health-care-related collection, use, or disclosure of personal health information, unless the individual has withheld or withdrawn consent. A disclosure for a purpose other than providing health care cannot rely on that assumed implied-consent authority.

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