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The Health Information Act (HIA) was passed by the Alberta Legislature
in 1999 and came into effect on April 25, 2001.

The HIA provides individuals with the right to request access to
health records in the custody or under the control of custodians,
while providing custodians with a framework within which they must
conduct the collection, use and disclosure of health information.
Custodians are defined in section 1(1)(f) of the HIA and include:

The Minister and Department of Alberta Health and Wellness

Any health service provider paid in part or in whole by the
 Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan

Pharmacies and pharmacists regardless of how they are paid

Regional Health Authorities and provincial health boards (Alberta
 Cancer Board and Alberta Mental Health Board)

Nursing home operators

In addition to regulating information access, collection, use and
disclosure practices of custodians, the HIA also covers the actions of
affiliates. Affiliates include employees, volunteers, contractors and
agencies under contract to the custodian. Some examples of affiliates
can include reception and nursing staff at a doctors’ office, pharmacy
technicians or information desk and food service workers in a
hospital.

Ultimately, custodians are responsible for the information collected,
used and disclosed by their affiliates.

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