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HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1988 - SECT 134ZN

Access to and use of information for purposes of establishing and maintaining Electronic Patient Health Information Sharing System

    (1)     A person employed or engaged by a participating health service and who is authorised by that health service may access the Electronic Patient Health Information Sharing System and use specified patient health information for the purposes of—

        (a)     giving the information to the Secretary as required by sections 134ZH, 134ZI, 134ZJ and 134ZK; and

        (b)     information security and data management.

    (2)     In this section and section 134ZO

"information security and data management" means—

        (a)     examination and analysis of information contained in the Electronic Patient Health Information Sharing System to the extent reasonably required for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of that information; and

        (b)     examination and analysis of information to the extent reasonably necessary to ensure the Electronic Patient Health Information Sharing System operates securely and effectively.

S. 134ZO inserted by No. 4/2023 s. 4.



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