Your Rights: What PEI’s Health Information Act Means for You

The Prince Edward Island’s Health Information Act (HIA):

Defines what personal health information (PHI) is and what it includes.
Sets the rules for how personal health information is:
- collected (e.g., at health care appointments)
- used (e.g., to provide you with the right care, treatments, and health services)
- protected (e.g., ensure only those who need to know your information can access it)
- disclosed or shared with others (e.g., billing the provincial health plan for the services you received)
Establishes your rights regarding your personal health information.

What are those rights?

Under the Act, you have the right to:

Know what personal health information (e.g., medical history, test results, etc.) is part of your record
Look at or get a copy of your health record, and if something is wrong or missing, you can ask for it to be fixed
See who has looked at your electronic health record
Ask Health PEI or another custodian holding your PHI to:
- tell you how your PHI is protected, used, and who it is shared with
- tell you if your health information is lost, stolen, or viewed by someone who shouldnfuture health tools and technologies more effectively.

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