49.5 (1) The authority to collect personal information under section 49.4 is subject to the following restrictions: 1. A member of a multi-sector data integration unit or a ministry data integration unit may not collect personal information until, i. the data standards have been approved by the Commissioner, and ii. in the case of a member of a multi-sector data integration unit, the Commissioner has completed a review of the unit’s practices and procedures under subsection 49.12 (2) after the unit’s designation. 2. If the purpose of collecting personal information is only to compile statistical information, the member must be a member of the inter-ministerial data integration unit designated by the regulations for this purpose. 3. Subject to subsection (1.1), a member of an inter-ministerial data integration unit or a ministry data integration unit shall not collect personal health information from a health information custodian unless the unit is located in the Ministry of Health or Ministry of Long-Term Care, or if the unit is designated by the regulations for this purpose. 4. A member of an extra-ministerial data integration unit may only collect personal health information if, i. it is collected from an inter-ministerial data integration unit or a ministry data integration unit, ii. the extra-ministerial data integration unit is also a prescribed entity mentioned in subsection 45 (1) of the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 and information has been collected under that subsection, iii. it is collected from another extra-ministerial data integration unit that is also a prescribed entity mentioned in subsection 45 (1) of the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 and that has collected the personal health information under that subsection, or iv. the collection is authorized by the regulations. 5. A member of a multi-sector data integration unit or a ministry data integration unit may not collect the following types of information, including personal information: i. Information that would reveal information that was obtained in connection with the imposition or collection of a tax or duty imposed under an Act of Canada or of a province or territory, unless the unit is located in the Ministry of Finance. ii. Notes of personal information about an individual that are recorded by a health information custodian and that document the contents of conversations during a counselling session. 6. Any other restriction prescribed by the regulations. 2019, c. 7, Sched. 31, s. 6; 2020, c. 5, Sched. 2, s. 5 (1-3). Collection of personal health information (1.1) Paragraphs 3 and 4 of subsection (1) do not have the effect of preventing a member of a multi-sector data integration unit or a ministry data integration unit from collecting personal health information from a ministry, even if that ministry is a health information custodian in respect of some or all of its functions. 2020, c. 5, Sched. 2, s. 5 (4). Definitions (2) In this section “health information custodian” and “personal health information” have the same meanings as in the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004. 2019, c. 7, Sched. 31, s. 6. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2019, c. 7, Sched. 31, s. 6 - 04/11/2019 2020, c. 5, Sched. 2, s. 5 (1-4) - 25/03/2020