Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

57.   Transfer of health information

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    (1)   Subject to subsection (2), the Ministry shall not transfer health information to a country or territory outside Saint Lucia unless —

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      (a)     the country or territory to which the health information is being transferred has comparable safeguards to those in Saint Lucia for the protection of the rights and freedom of a person in relation to the processing of health information; and

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      (b)     the Chief Medical Officer has authorized the transfer of the health information to the country or territory outside Saint Lucia.

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    (2)   Subsection (1)(a) does not apply if —

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      (a)     the person has given his or her consent to the transfer;

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      (b)     the transfer is necessary to safeguard public health;

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      (c)     the matter concerns public health.