Does the ministry require the consent of ODB recipients to disclose their drug claims history to health care providers?
Under the health privacy legislation, PHIPA, the ministry may rely on the implied consent of ODB recipients to disclose their drug claims history for the purpose of providing health care. To do this, the ministry must inform ODB recipients of : the reason why their drug history may potentially be disclosed, and their right to withdraw consent to the disclosure of all, or part of, their drug history by notifying the ministry. Unless an ODB recipient expressly withdraws his or her consent, the ministry may disclose that recipient’s drug claims history to a health care provider from which he or she seeks health care on the basis of implied consent. If an ODB recipient consents to the ministry making their drug claims history available to a health care provider from which he or she seeks treatment, no action on the part of the ODB recipient is required.
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