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		Personal Health Information Act
		The Personal Health Information Act (PHIA) was proclaimed on December 11, 1997. It was the first legislation of its kind in Canada designed specifically to provide access to information rights and protection of privacy rights concerning personal health information. The Act applies to "trustees": health professionals, health care facilities, public bodies and health services agencies that collect or maintain personal health information. The Act governs an individual's access to his or her own personal health information held by trustees and sets out requirements that trustees must follow to protect the privacy of personal health information. Personal health information is defined in the Act as information, recorded in any form, about an identifiable individual that relates to: the individual's health, or health care history, including genetic information about the individual the provision of health care to the individual, or payment for health care provided to the individual; and includes: the PHIN (Personal Health Identification Number) and any other identifying number, symbol or particular assigned to an individual any identifying information about the individual that is collected in the course of, and is incidental to, the provision of health care or payment for health care. PHIA does not apply to anonymous or statistical health information. Where personal health information is contained in a clinical record compiled in a psychiatric facility governed by the Mental Health Act, this Act prevails over PHIA. For more information regarding PHIA or the Mental Health Act, please contact: Legislative Unit Manitoba Health 300 Carlton Street Winnipeg MB R3B 3M9 Phone: (204) 788-6612 FAX: (204) 945-1020

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