61Collection, use and disclosure for providing healthcare

61 Collection, use and disclosure for providing healthcare

(1) A participant in the My Health Record system is authorised to collect, use and disclose health information included in a registered healthcare recipient’s My Health Record if the collection, use or disclosure of the health information is: (a) for the purpose of providing healthcare to the registered healthcare recipient; and (b) in accordance with: (i) the access controls set by the registered healthcare recipient; or (ii) if the registered healthcare recipient has not set access controls—the default access controls specified by the My Health Records Rules or, if the My Health Records Rules do not specify default access controls, by the System Operator. (2) Subsection (1) does not authorise a participant in the My Health Record system to collect, use or disclose health information included in healthcare recipient‑only notes.