However, should proposed health legislation pass, the maximum fines for improperly looking at or sharing that information could double. Bill 46, the Health Statutes Amendment Act, would make changes to how health-care workers are regulated in the province and how personal health information is managed. Changes would also allow the nearest living relatives to get dead family members' health information for insurance claims. Since 2001, there have been 15 convictions for breaching Alberta's Health Information Act. In addition to amending the Health Professions Act, Health Information Act and Health Facilities Act, Bill 46 would repeal the Hospital Act and change the name of the ABC Benefits Corporation Act to the Alberta Blue Cross Act.

Source: CBC News November 05, 2020 22:41 UTC