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1. 6 1 refer to Policy V 52 Electronic Service Providers Under this policy KFL amp A Public Health shall protect PHI handled in its capacity as a HINP by employing procedures to meet the privacy and security requirements of Regulation 329 04 s 6 This policy supplements Policy V 50 Protection of Personal Health Information which provides a framework for privacy practices across the agency and ensures the protection of PHI in the custody or under the control of KFL amp A Public Health Where there is a discrepancy between this policy and PHIPA PHIPA takes precedence ORIGINAL DATE 2015 06 24 REVISIONS2. KINGSTON FRONTENAC AND LENNOX amp ADDINGTON PUBLIC HEALTH BY LAW POLICY amp PROCEDURE MANUAL POLICY COMMUNICATIONS APPROVED BY NUMBER V 51 DATE 2015 06 24 PAGE 1 of 1 HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORK PROVIDER Purpose To establish standards and practices to ensure compliance with s 10 4 of the Personal Health Information Protection Act PHIPA and s 6 of Regulation 329 04 made under PHIPA where KFL amp A Public Health acts as a health information network provider HINP by providing services to two or more health information custodians HICs for the primary purpose of enabling those HICs to use electronic means to disclose personal health information PHI to one another Policy When KFL amp A Public Health provides information technology services such as health informatics and epidemiological surveillance software systems and analysis to other health care partners KFL amp A Public Health may undertake the role of a HINP A HINP is a prescribed category of persons who provide services to HICs regulated under PHIPA s 10 4 and Regulation 329 04 s 6 Where KFL amp A Public Health is acting as a HINP it must comply with requirements prescribed by Regulation 329 04 ss 6 3 In addition where KFL amp A Public Health is not acting as an agent of the HICs to which it provides HINP services KFL amp A Public Health must comply with additional requirements applicable to electronic service providers under Regulation 329 04 ss
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