New Health Privacy Guidance for GPs
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner Office has developed 5 information sheets for health practitioners in the private sector. The information sheets contain a page of key messages with more detailed advice and examples:
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Fees that can be charged for patients to access their records |
PDF(97KB) |
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Use and disclosure of health information for managing a health service |
PDF (104KB) |
| Sharing health information within a treating team |
PDF (97KB) |
| Sharing health information with relatives of an incapacitated patient |
PDF (104KB) |
| Denial of access to health information due to a serious threat to life or health |
PDF (100KB) |
Hardcopies of the information sheets
Hardcopies of the information sheets can be requested by calling the Office’s Enquiries Line on 1300 363 992.
Electronic resources
The new information sheets are available alongside existing materials at http://www.privacy.gov.au/publications/index.html#I.
The new FAQs are also available at http://www.privacy.gov.au/faqs/hf/index.html
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