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Legislation - HIPA

The Health Information Protection Act (HIPA)

An Act respecting the collection, storage, use and disclosure of personal health information, access to personal health information and the privacy of individuals with respect to personal health information and making consequential amendments to other Acts.

The Health Information Protection Act

The Health Information Protection Regulations, 2023

OC 388/2023 – The Health Information Protection Amendment Regulations, 2023

HIPA Amendments

The following document sets out a series of proposed amendments to HIPA. This list of proposed amendments has been developed by the IPC based on experience of our office, public bodies and developments in information and privacy law across Canada.

Proposals for Amendments to HIPA (June 2016)

The Ministry of Health has developed a question and answer sheet explaining the 2023 amendments to the HIPA Regulations which can be found below.

Questions and Answers for Stakeholders HIPA Regs 2023

Access to Information Request Form (Form A)

HIPA Access to Information Request Form (for trustees)

Please note: Our office does not process Access to Information Request Forms. Access to Information Request Forms must be submitted to the trustee that you are requesting information from. If you require the contact name of the access and privacy coordinator for a specific trustee, please feel free to contact our office at: 306-787-8350 or toll-free at 1-877-748-2298.

For more information on how to get access to information, please click here.

Please note: Problems downloading forms on this page are typically related to the type of browser you are using. Our forms are in PDF format. Downloading works best with Microsoft Edge which uses Adobe Acrobat Reader as the resident PDF viewer. Browsers such as Fire-Fox or Google Chrome have their own built in PDF viewer which will not read a PDF “fillable” form.

The following link is an explanation on how to change the PDF viewer within your Browser to Acrobat Reader which will open a PDF formatted document:  http://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/display-pdf-browser-acrobat-xi.html

You may also try this:      

  1. Right mouse click on the form you wish to open      
  2. Select “save target as”      
  3. Save the form locally on your computer      
  4. Use Acrobat Reader to open the form.

If you continue to experience problems, contact our office at 306-787-8350 or webmaster@oipc.sk.ca.

Request for Review Form (Form B)

HIPA Request for Review Form (for trustees)

Please note: It is our office’s preference that Requests for Review are submitted by email to: intake@oipc.sk.ca. You can also submit your Request for Review by mail or in-person to:

Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner
503-1801 Hamilton Street
Regina SK  S4P 4B4

 

If you have submitted a Request for Review to our office and you have not received a response within one week, please give us a call at 306-787-8350.

Breach of Privacy Complaints

For information on resolving a privacy complaint, please click here.

Your complaint must be made in writing and include a detailed description of the alleged breach, including dates/timelines, name of the trustee against whom the complaint is made and any documentation that supports your allegations. Please use the following form to outline your complaint: Alleged Breach of Privacy Reporting Form for Affected Individuals/Complainants.

Please note: It is our office’s preference that privacy complaints are submitted by email to: intake@oipc.sk.ca. You can also submit your complaint by mail or in-person to:

Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner
503-1801 Hamilton Street
Regina SK  S4P 4B4

 

If you have submitted a complaint to our office and you have not received a response within one week, please give us a call at 306-787-8350.