Disclosure of information by health service provider
217 Disclosure of information by health service provider
In this section —
relevant information means health information that, in the opinion of the chief executive of a health service provider, is or is likely to be relevant to any of the following —
the treatment or care of a patient who has been, is being, or will or may be, provided with a health service by the health service provider;
the health, safety or wellbeing of a patient who has been, is being, or will or may be, provided with a health service by the health service provider.
The chief executive of a health service provider may, in accordance with the regulations, disclose relevant information about a patient of the health service provider to any person who, in the opinion of the chief executive, has a sufficient interest in the treatment, care, health, safety or wellbeing of the patient.
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