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HEALTH RECORDS AND INFORMATION PRIVACY ACT 2002 - SECT 33 Making a request for amendment

HEALTH RECORDS AND INFORMATION PRIVACY ACT 2002 - SECT 33

Making a request for amendment

33 Making a request for amendment

An individual may request a private sector person to amend health information relating to the individual held by the private sector person. The request must--

(a) be in writing, and
(b) state the name and the address of the individual making the request, and
(c) identify the health information concerned, and
(d) specify the respect or respects in which the individual claims the health information is inaccurate, out of date, irrelevant, incomplete or misleading, and
(e) if the request specifies that the individual claims the health information is incomplete or out of date--be accompanied by such information as the individual claims is necessary to complete the health information or to bring it up to date.