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Ontario Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA)

Last Updated on November 19, 2024

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The Ontario Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) is a legal framework designed to protect the privacy and confidentiality of individuals' personal health information in Ontario, Canada.

Enacted on November 1st, 2004, PHIPA ensures that data handling promotes privacy and efficient delivery of healthcare services by establishing explicit guidelines for collecting, using, and disclosing personal health information by health information custodians, including hospitals, healthcare providers, and insurers.

 With limited exceptions, it empowers individuals with the right to access their health information and request corrections or amendments to their health data records. PHIPA also ensures strong protection and monitoring of personal health information by providing remedies for violations and an independent review procedure for complaints.

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Securiti enables organizations to comply with the Ontario Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) through AI-driven PI data discovery, DSR automation, documented accountability, enhanced visibility into data processing activities, and AI-driven process automation. 

Securiti supports enterprises' journey toward compliance with the Ontario Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) through automation, enhanced data visibility, and identity linking.

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Automate compliance with PHIPA using Securirti common controls and tests.

Privacy Notice Management

Section(s): 16

Automatically update and refresh your privacy policies and notices. Build and publish a privacy notice with pre-built templates, in compliance with the PHIPA.

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Universal Consent Management

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Section(s): 18-20

Monitor consent for various data processing activities via the central dashboard. Track consent revocation to prevent the processing or transfer of data without consent.

Cookie Consent Management

Section(s): 18-20

Scan websites to classify cookies, deploy customized consent collection points, and link consent to user identities and personal data categories collected from endpoints.

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Sensitive Data Intelligence

Sensitive Data Intelligence

Section(s): 4

Discover personal data and sensitive data stored across all systems within the organization and link it to unique data subjects. Visualize personal data sprawl and identify compliance risks.

Data Mapping Automation

Section(s): 17, 31

Trace data flow across your systems, catalog data collection and transfer, and document business process flows internally and to the processors.

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Data Subject Rights Fulfillments

Data Subject Rights Fulfillments

Section(s):  52-55

Create customized web forms and accept verified DSR requests. Automate the initiation of the access, correction, deletion, portability and opt-out request fulfillment workflows in compliance with the PHIPA.

Data Protection Assessment Automation

Section(s): 55.3(10)

Initiate Data Protection Assessments (DPAs) using compliance templates, invite stakeholders to contribute and review responses, track progress in real-time, and share approved assessments with third parties.

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Data Breach Management

Section(s): 12

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Vendor Assessments

Section(s): 55.3(13)

From a single interface, you can track privacy and security readiness for all your service providers. You can also collaborate instantly with processors and manage all processor agreements and compliance documents.

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Section(s): 12(1)

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Key Facts about Ontario Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA)

1

PHIPA is designed to protect the privacy and confidentiality of personal health information.

2

PHIPA applies to health information custodians, including hospitals, healthcare providers, insurers, and other health service organizations.

3

PHIPA outlines specific rules for collecting, using, and disclosing personal health information, ensuring responsible and secure handling of healthcare data.

4

A health information custodian is prohibited from collecting, using, or disclosing an individual's personal health information without the individual's consent, and only if, to the best of the custodian's knowledge, such actions are necessary for a lawful purpose under the Act.

5

PHIPA outlines several disclosure requirements for health information custodians.

6

PHIPA grants individuals the right to access their personal health information and enables them to request corrections to their health information, with certain limitations.

7

PHIPA establishes independent mechanisms for reviewing and resolving complaints related to personal health information.

8

PHIPA imposes noncompliance penalties. For an individual, the penalty is a fine of up to $200,000, imprisonment of up to one year, or both. For an organization, the penalty is a fine of up to $1,000,000.

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