Release of draft eHealth legislation
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, today released the draft eHealth records legislation for public consultation.
The draft legislation outlines the process by which consumers, health care organisations and data repositories will register to be part of the eHealth system. It also will establish a new independent advisory council to advise the Government on the operation of the system.
This legislation will underpin the strict security regime being established to protect the privacy of patients using the eHealth system. A benefit of eHealth is making medical information much more secure and private than paper based records.
People will be able to register for a personally controlled eHealth record from next July.
Comments on the legislation will be open until Friday 28 October. Final legislation will be introduced into Parliament later this year.
The draft legislation outlines the process by which consumers, health care organisations and data repositories will register to be part of the eHealth system. It also will establish a new independent advisory council to advise the Government on the operation of the system.
This legislation will underpin the strict security regime being established to protect the privacy of patients using the eHealth system. A benefit of eHealth is making medical information much more secure and private than paper based records.
People will be able to register for a personally controlled eHealth record from next July.
Comments on the legislation will be open until Friday 28 October. Final legislation will be introduced into Parliament later this year.
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