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Health Information Bill 2024

(Bill 61 of 2024)

Bill entitled an Act to provide for a duty for health services providers to share, in certain circumstances, a patient’s personal health data with other health services providers also providing care and treatment to the patient; to provide for the creation and assignment of a Digital Health Record in respect of every patient; to provide for the information that shall be contained in a Digital Health Record; to provide for access to all, or part of, a Digital Health Record by certain categories of person; to provide for the restriction of such access in certain circumstances; to provide a patient with information in relation to access to his or her Digital Health Record; to provide for the Minister to make regulations for the purposes of this Act; to provide for the purposes in relation to which a Digital Health Record may be used; to provide that the Health Service Executive may enter into reciprocal arrangements with other jurisdictions in relation to the exchange of information contained in a Digital Health Record; to provide that the Health Service Executive may request health services providers to provide the Health Service Executive with certain classes of personal health data; to provide that the Health Service Executive may request certain persons to provide the Health Service Executive with certain categories of health information; to provide that the Health Service Executive may make an application to the Circuit Court where a person fails to comply with a request; to provide for the purposes for which the Health Service Executive may use health information provided to it in accordance with this Act; to provide that the Health Service Executive shall prepare and publish guidelines for the purposes of this Act; and to provide for related matters.

Last updated: 8 Nov 2024

Sponsored by: Minister for Health;

Source: Government

Originating House: Dáil Éireann

History of this Bill

The Bill lapsed with the dissolution of the Dáil and Seanad

08 Nov 2024

  • Dáil First Stage

    19 Jul 2024

    Dáil First Stage

    The Bill is initiated or presented to the House

    19 Jul 2024

    Completed

  • Dáil Second Stage

    25 Sep 2024

    Dáil Second Stage

    The general principles of the Bill are debated

    25 Sep 2024

    Completed

  • Dáil Third Stage

    n/a

    Dáil Third Stage

    The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made

    (Also known as Committee Stage)

    n/a

    Future Stage

  • Dáil Fourth Stage

    n/a

    Dáil Fourth Stage

    Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered

    (Also known as Report Stage)

    n/a

    Future Stage

  • Dáil Fifth Stage

    n/a

    Dáil Fifth Stage

    Final statements on the Bill are made and it is set down for Second Stage in the Seanad

    (Also known as Final Stage)

    n/a

    Future Stage

  • Seanad First Stage

    n/a

    Seanad First Stage

    The Bill is deemed to have passed Seanad First Stage

    n/a

    Future Stage

  • Seanad Second Stage

    n/a

    Seanad Second Stage

    The general principles of the Bill are debated

    n/a

    Future Stage

  • Seanad Third Stage

    n/a

    Seanad Third Stage

    The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
    (Also known as Committee Stage)

    n/a

    Future Stage

  • Seanad Fourth Stage

    n/a

    Seanad Fourth Stage

    Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
    (Also known as Report Stage)

    n/a

    Future Stage

  • Seanad Fifth Stage

    n/a

    Seanad Fifth Stage

    Final statements on the Bill are made
    (Also known as Final Stage)

    n/a

    Future Stage

  • Enacted

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    Enacted

    The Bill is signed into law by the President

    n/a

    Future Stage

 

19 Jul 2024

As initiated

Health Information Bill 2024

Debates

25 Sep 2024

Dáil Éireann

Health Information Bill 2024: Referral to Select Committee

25 Sep 2024

Dáil Éireann

Health Information Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed)

25 Sep 2024

Dáil Éireann

Health Information Bill 2024: Second Stage

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