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10A Collection, use and disclosure—healthcare provider and healthcare recipient information in relation to health facilitation program
(1) This section is made for the purposes of subsections 20(1) and 25D(1) of the Act. (2) An entity mentioned in column 1 of an item in the following table is authorised to take action of the kind described in column 2 of that item with information of the kind described in column 3 of that item in the circumstances described in column 4 of that item.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:0.25pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="5" style="width:404.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Collection, use and disclosure of healthcare provider and healthcare recipient information in relation to health facilitation program</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:66.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 1</span><br><span>Entity</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 2</span><br><span>Permitted action</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 3</span><br><span>Information</span></p></td><td style="width:121.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 4</span><br><span>Circumstances</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:66.65pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>healthcare provider</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>use</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>disclose to an operator of a health facilitation program or the service operator</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>healthcare identifier of the healthcare provider</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>healthcare identifier of a healthcare recipient</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>identifying information of a healthcare recipient</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:121.65pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the use or disclosure is for the purpose of:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) determining the healthcare provider’s eligibility to participate in a health facilitation program; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) registering the provider or the healthcare recipient to participate in a health facilitation program; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) the provider or the healthcare recipient participating in a health facilitation program; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) if the provider has provided healthcare to healthcare recipients through a healthcare facilitation program—supporting continuity of healthcare to the healthcare recipients</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:66.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>healthcare provider</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>collect</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>use</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>healthcare identifier of another healthcare provider</span></p></td><td style="width:121.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the collection or use is for the purpose of:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) supporting the other provider’s participation in a health facilitation program; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) if the healthcare provider has provided healthcare to healthcare recipients through a healthcare facilitation program—supporting continuity of healthcare to the healthcare recipients</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:66.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>operator of a health facilitation program</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>collect from a healthcare provider</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>use</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>disclose to another healthcare provider or the service operator</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>healthcare identifier of a healthcare provider</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>identifying information of a healthcare provider</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>healthcare identifier of a healthcare recipient</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>identifying information of a healthcare recipient</span></p></td><td style="width:121.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the collection, use or disclosure is for the purpose of:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) determining the healthcare provider’s eligibility to participate in the health facilitation program; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) registering the provider or the healthcare recipient to participate in the program; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) managing the provider’s or the healthcare recipient’s participation in the program; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) supporting the other provider’s participation in the program; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) if the provider has provided healthcare to healthcare recipients through the program—supporting continuity of healthcare to the healthcare recipients</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:66.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>service operator</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>collect from a healthcare provider or operator of a health facilitation program</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>use</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>disclose to an operator of a health facilitation program</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>healthcare identifier of the healthcare provider</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>identifying information of the healthcare provider</span></p></td><td style="width:121.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the collection, use or disclosure is for the purpose of determining the healthcare provider’s eligibility to participate in the health facilitation program</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>5</span></p></td><td style="width:66.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>service operator</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>collect from a healthcare provider or operator of a health facilitation program</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>use</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>disclose to an operator of a health facilitation program</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>healthcare identifier of a healthcare recipient</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>identifying information of a healthcare recipient</span></p></td><td style="width:121.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the collection, use or disclosure is for the purpose of:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) registering the healthcare recipient to participate in the health facilitation program; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) managing the healthcare recipient’s participation in the program</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>6</span></p></td><td style="width:66.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>operator of a health facilitation program</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>collect from service operator</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>use</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>healthcare identifier of a healthcare provider</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>identifying information of a healthcare provider</span></p></td><td style="width:121.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the collection or use is for the purpose of determining the healthcare provider’s eligibility to participate in the health facilitation program</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>7</span></p></td><td style="width:66.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>operator of a health facilitation program</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>use</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>disclose</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>healthcare identifier of a healthcare provider</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>healthcare identifier of a healthcare recipient</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>identifying information of a healthcare recipient</span></p></td><td style="width:121.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the use or disclosure is for the purpose of evaluation, analysis or reporting relating to whether the program is supporting the delivery of adequate and appropriate healthcare to healthcare recipients, or a class of healthcare recipients</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>8</span></p></td><td style="width:66.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>entity to whom healthcare identifier of a healthcare provider, or healthcare identifier of a healthcare recipient, is disclosed for a purpose mentioned in column 4 of item</span><span> </span><span>7</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>collect</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>use</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>disclose</span></p></td><td style="width:74.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>healthcare identifier of a healthcare provider</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>healthcare identifier of a healthcare recipient</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>identifying information of a healthcare recipient</span></p></td><td style="width:121.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the collection, use or disclosure is for the purpose of evaluation, analysis or reporting relating to whether a health facilitation program is supporting the delivery of adequate and appropriate healthcare to healthcare recipients, or a class of healthcare recipients</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>