There is to be co-operation in relation to these measures from persons who either provided or were required to provide information under the Act.<\/p>\n
There is provision for formal data exchange agreements. This allows for a formal framework for the exchange of information under the Act between the Minister and other persons. Specifically, for the purposes of performing his or her functions under the Act, a data exchange agreement may be entered into between the Minister and a relevant body (such as a hospital), health practitioner (such as a pharmacist), relevant agent (of a health practitioner or hospital etc), professional regulatory body, or equivalent person.<\/p>\n
That agreement is to \u00a0specify the procedures to be followed by each party (to the agreement) with respect to the provision of personal data between them for the purposes to which the agreement relates. The Minister is equired to consult with the Data Protection Commissioner in relation to a data exchange agreement before it is entered into or varied.<\/p>\n
As a further privacy safeguard, the Act provides that any processing of personal data by the Minister (or the HSE if delegated functions\u00a0 for the performance of functions under the Act must go no further than is reasonably necessary for the performance of those functions.<\/p>\n
For standardisation and consistency, the Minister can specify the form of any documents required for the purposes of the Act including the form in which any information (howsoever described), notice or confirmation which is required to be, or which may be, provided to him or her on foot of a provision of the Act is to be provided.\u00a0The Minister may extend the time period for providing information to him or her as required under the Act.<\/p>\n
The Minister (or the HSE if delegated the function) may ake a complaint to the appropriate professional regulatory body for dentists, health and social care professionals, pharmacists, doctors and nurses and midwives where the professional concerned has failed to comply with a provision of the Act (for example, not associating the IHI with a patient medical record after this becomes mandatory).<\/p>\n
Schedule 1 lists Authorised Disclosees. Schedule 2 lists persons who are Specified Persons (other than those who are health services providers)<\/p>\n\n
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