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HEALTH RECORDS AND INFORMATION PRIVACY ACT 2002 - SECT 16
Group practices
16 Group practices
(1) Nothing in HPP 1-6, 10 or 11 applies in respect of-- (a) the collection of
information from a member of a group practice by another member of the
group practice, or
(b) the use of health information held by a member of a
group practice by another member of the group practice, or
(c) the disclosure
of health information held by a member of a group practice to another member
of the group practice,
if the purpose of the collection, use or disclosure is
to ensure that a patient of a member of the group practice receives quality
health care from members of the group practice.
(2) Nothing in HPP 15 applies
in respect of the keeping of combined or joint electronic records by members
of a group practice.
(3) In this section--
"group practice" means-- (a) a group of 2 or more individuals who each provide
a health service in the course of carrying on a business and who, by written
agreement-- (i) carry on the business at shared premises, and
(ii) maintain a
shared reception, and
(iii) maintain combined or joint records, or
(b) the
provision of a health service in accordance with such other arrangements or
associations between health service providers as may be prescribed by the
regulations for the purposes of this definition.
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