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HOSPITAL AND HEALTH BOARDS ACT 2011 - SECT 150A
Disclosure for purposes related to approved research
150A Disclosure for purposes related to approved research
(1) This section applies if the relevant chief executive gives a person (a
"researcher" ) written approval to carry out research.
(2) A designated
person may disclose confidential information about a person (a
"participant" ) for the purpose of conducting the research if— (a) the
disclosure is to the researcher; and
(b) the participant is an adult who has
impaired capacity for consenting to participation in the research; and
(c)
the tribunal under the Guardianship and Administration Act 2000 or another
person authorised under a law to make decisions for the participant consents
to the participant’s participation in the research. Example of a person
authorised under a law— A statutory health attorney for an adult’s health
matter under the Powers of Attorney Act 1998 .
(3) In this section—
"impaired capacity" has the same meaning as impaired capacity under the
Guardianship and Administration Act 2000 .
"research" see the Public Health Act 2005 , section 280 , definition research
.
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