Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00099:clause:1_13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00099
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 13
Character Range: 250042–251467

13  Healthcare recipient may elect not to have health information disclosed to the System Operator
 (1) A healthcare recipient may, by notice to the System Operator, elect not to have health information about the healthcare recipient held by the Chief Executive Medicare made available to the System Operator.
 (2) The notice under subclause (1):
 (a) must be in the approved form; and
 (b) be lodged at a place, or by a means, specified in the form; and
 (c) if:
 (i) under the My Health Records Rules, it is provided that the election by a member of a class of healthcare recipients must be given within a period, or on the occurrence of an event, specified in those rules; and
 (ii) the healthcare recipient is a member of that class;
  the notice of the election must be given to the System Operator within that period, or on the occurrence of that event.
 (3) The election begins to be in force from the day on which the healthcare recipient gives notice of the election to the System Operator.
 (4) The election ceases to be in force:
 (a) if the healthcare recipient notifies the System Operator that the healthcare recipient withdraws the election—from the day on which the notice is given; and
 (b) if another time is prescribed by the My Health Records Rules—at that time.
 (5) The notice under subclause (4):
 (a) must be in the approved form; and
 (b) be lodged at a place, or by a means, specified in the form.