The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report PH-2022-001 under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. A summary of the Report is included below.
To view the Report in its entirety, please go to www.oipc.nl.ca/reports/commissioner.
| Report: | PH-2022-001 |
| Report Date: | February 11, 2022 |
| Public Body: | Eastern Health |
| Summary: | The Complainant filed a privacy complaint under the Personal Health Information Act (“PHIA”), alleging that Eastern Health had breached their privacy during registration at a blood collection clinic when the Clerk loudly asked a question related to the Complainant’s HIV status. Eastern Health conducted its own investigation and determined that a breach had not occurred due to a lack of objective evidence that the clerk had been overheard. The Commissioner found that a breach had occurred and that it was a material breach and recommended that a breach report be filed with this Office. The Commissioner also recommended that signage be posted to help remind staff to be discrete when discussing personal health information. |
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