Investigation Report: PHIA Disclosure – Misericordia Health Centre and Misericordia Health Centre Foundation
investigations & monitoring
health facility, body or trustee
Summary
Misericordia Health Centre and Misericordia Health Centre Foundation; disclosure of personal health information; provisions clause 22(2)(f) and subsections 23.2(1)(2) of PHIA and subsection 8.1(4) of the Personal Health Information Regulation; ombudsman found that the trustee had authority under PHIA to have disclosed the information to the foundation, however, the trustee did not fully comply with the requirement to give notice about the disclosure of personal health information to its charitable foundation for fundraising purposes.
Case 2014-0012