Ontario's Personal Health Information Protection Act receives royal assent

Ontario's Personal Health Information Protection Act (also known as Bill 31) received royal assent on May 30, 2004. The main parts of the statute come into force on January 1, 2005:

PART IX COMMENCEMENT AND SHORT TITLE

Commencement

95. (1) This section and sections 71, 72 and 96 come into force on the day the Health Information Protection Act, 2004 receives Royal Assent.

Same

(2) Sections 1 to 70 and 73 to 94 come into force on January 1, 2005.

Short title

96. The short title of the Act set out in this Schedule is the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004.

Addition: For information about Bill 31 (PHIPA) training, see http://www.privlaw.com/pages/training_courses.htm