4.1 (1) The Minister and the General Manager may directly or indirectly collect personal information, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, for purposes related to the administration of this Act, the Commitment to the Future of Medicare Act, 2004 or the Integrated Community Health Services Centres Act, 2023 or for such other purposes as may be prescribed. 1996, c. 1, Sched. H, s. 3; 2006, c. 19, Sched. L, s. 3 (2); 2023, c. 4, Sched. 1, s. 71 (2). Use of personal information (2) The Minister and the General Manager may use personal information, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, for purposes related to the administration of this Act, the Commitment to the Future of Medicare Act, 2004 or the Integrated Community Health Services Centres Act, 2023 or for such other purposes as may be prescribed. 1996, c. 1, Sched. H, s. 3; 2006, c. 19, Sched. L, s. 3 (3);
2023, c. 4, Sched. 1, s. 71 (2). Disclosure (3) The Minister and the General Manager shall disclose personal information, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, if the disclosure is necessary for purposes related to the administration of this Act, the Commitment to the Future of Medicare Act, 2004 or the Integrated Community Health Services Centres Act, 2023 or for such other purposes as may be prescribed, but shall not disclose the information if, in the opinion of the Minister or the General Manager, as the case may be, the disclosure is not necessary for those purposes. 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 3 (1); 2023, c. 4, Sched. 1, s. 71 (2). Same (3.1) Where the Minister or General Manager is of the opinion that it is advisable to do so, the Minister or General Manager shall disclose personal information to a College within the meaning of the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 for the purpose of the administration of that Act or an Act named in Schedule 1 to that Act. 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 3 (1). Obligation (4) Before disclosing personal information obtained under the Act or under an agreement, the person who obtained it shall delete from it all names and identifying numbers, symbols or other particulars assigned to individuals unless, (a) disclosure of the names or other identifying information is necessary for the purposes described in subsection 2 (5), or in subsection (3) or (3.1) of this section; or (b) disclosure of the names or other identifying information is otherwise authorized under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act or the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004.  1996, c. 1, Sched. H, s. 3; 2004, c. 3, Sched. A, s. 85 (1); 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 3 (3). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1996, c. 1, Sched. H, s. 3 - 01/05/1996 2004, c. 3, Sched. A, s. 85 (1) - 01/11/2004 2006, c. 19, Sched. L, s. 3 (2-4) - 22/06/2006 2017, c. 25, Sched. 9, s. 97 (4) - no effect - see 2023, c. 4, Sched. 1, s. 67 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 3 (1, 3) - 10/12/2019; 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 3 (2) - no effect - see 2023, c. 4, Sched. 1, s. 76 (1) 2023, c. 4, Sched. 1, s. 71 (2) - 25/09/2023 5 Repealed: 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 4 (2). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1993, c. 32, s. 2 (2) - 14/12/1993; 1996, c. 1, Sched. H, s. 4 (1, 2) - 01/05/1996 2000, c. 26, Sched. H, s. 1 (1-3) - 06/12/2000 2007, c. 10, Sched. G, s. 2 (1) - 04/09/2007 2009, c. 33, Sched. 18, s. 11 (3-5) - 15/12/2009 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 4 (1) - 10/12/2019; 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 4 (2) – 28/06/2023 5.1 Repealed: 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 4 (1). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2007, c. 10, Sched. G, s. 2 (1, 4) - 04/09/2007 2017, c. 34, Sched. 46, s. 17 - 01/01/2018 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 4 (1) - 10/12/2019 5.2, 5.3 Repealed: 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 4 (1). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2007, c. 10, Sched. G, s. 2 (1) - 04/09/2007 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 4 (1) - 10/12/2019 5.4 Repealed: 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 4 (1). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2007, c. 10, Sched. G, s. 3- 01/05/2009 2009, c. 33, Sched. 18, s. 11 (6) - 15/12/2009 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 4 (1) - 10/12/2019 6 Repealed: 2015, c. 20, Sched. 15, s. 2. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1993, c. 32, s. 2 (3) - 14/12/1993; 1996, c. 1, Sched. H, s. 5 (1, 2) - 01/05/1996; 1998, c. 18, Sched. G, s. 54 (2, 3) - 01/02/1999 2006, c. 35, Sched. C, s. 53 -28/08/2007 2009, c. 26, s. 11 (2) - no effect; 2009, c. 33, Sched. 18, s. 11 (1, 7) - 15/12/2009 2015, c. 20, Sched. 15, s. 2 - 29/10/2015 7 Repealed: 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 5 (2). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1996, c. 1, Sched. H, s. 6 - 01/05/1996 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 5 (1) - 10/12/2019; 2019, c. 15, Sched. 15, s. 5 (2) - 28/06/2023 Report to Assembly 8 Repealed:  1998, c. 18, Sched. G, s. 54 (4). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1998, c. 18, Sched. G, s. 54 (4) - 01/02/1999