Questions & Answers

At what age does a parent or legal guardian no longer have access to their child's medical information?

At what age may a person sign their own consent to release (medical) information? Is it the age of majority (18)?

Can an employee of a health office take home patients' charts to complete work at home? The employee has children and a husband who may be able to view the charts.

Can an individual obtain all their medical history from one source?

Can health information be shared between the union and human resource department under a duty to accommodate? Can my employer share my general health information with my union as a duty to assist in resolving disputes?

Can I request a copy of my health records?

Can I request my health records from an insurance company?

Can mental health clinicians working within the scope of the Student Health Partnership share information with school staff in order to assist schools in programming for students?

Can you explain section 11(A) in HIA...? Right to Refuse access to health Information?

Does an ex-spouse have the right to exclude the other ex-spouse from their child's inpatient medical information and should the hospital be honoring his request?

Does the HIA cover the use health information for research purposes?

How can I get a copy of my medical records if I do not know where my Doctor is? I wrote a letter and it was returned to me a week later.

How long do research documents need to be retained?

Is it possible to gain access to my deceased mother's medical files and if so, how do I go about it?

Repeal of Section 59 on consent: I am not able to find anything on this change and why this occurred.

There are errors in my medical records. Can I have those fixed?

What do I do if I have made a request under HIA and my health care provider doesn’t respond?

What fees can a doctor charge for copies of my medical records?

What is meant by examining a record as opposed to requesting a copy - in the case of examining does the individual who is the subject of the record retain the right to keep the original records?

When two custodians are matching data for research purposes, does section 70 apply? That is, must a PIA be completed beforehand? If so, who must complete the PIA?

Which employees of a hospital are authorized to have access to health information and do they include Volunteers?