新修訂個人資料保護法對特種個資之規定

The provisions of the Newly Revised Personal Data Protection Act for Special Personal Information

2015年12月15日由立法院通過修正個人資料保護法，新法第6條第1項所列6款 個人特種資料，其中3種（病歷、醫療、健康檢查）與醫療機構之運作更是息息相 關。個資法規範的行為主要是蒐集、處理及利用個人資料，醫療機構蒐集、處理或 利用特種個資較一般個資之管理更為嚴格，須符合個資法第6條之規定始得為之。 而病人之一般個資蒐集、處理須依個資法第19條之規定，利用則依個資法第20條之 規定，以加強保護個人之隱私權益。 修正前個資法第6條原規定可蒐集、處理或利用特種個資之情形限於4款，修 正後增為6款。另外個資法係普通法，如其他法律已有規定者，應優先適用其他法 律，所以有關病歷之規範，優先適用醫療相關法律之規定；醫療相關法律未規定 者，適用個資法之規定。本文爰就新修訂個資法對特種個資之6款規定詳加說明， 讓病歷資訊管理人員對相關法令有廣泛性認識，以採取正確合理之作法。

The legislature passed the amendment to the Personal Data Protection Act on December 15, 2015. The Personal Data Protection Act regulates the collection, processing and use of personal data, and special personal information listed in Article 6 (1) of this Law, which “Medical records”, “Medical data”, “Health checks data”. This provision is closely related to the operation of medical institutions. The specification of special personal information is more stringent than the general personal information and must comply with the provisions of Article 6 of the Personal Data Protection Act. The collection, processing of general personal information, according to the provisions of Article 19, and use of general personal information according to the Article 20. Amendment of Article 6 of Personal Data Protection Act, the original provisions of the collection, processing or use of special personal information is limited to 4 items, After the amendment increased to 6 items. In addition, The Personal Data Protection Act is common law, where other laws already provide, other laws should be given priority. Therefore, the medical records of the norm, priority apply to medical-related laws and regulations; medical-related laws are not provided, the provisions of Personal Data Protection Act. This article provides a detailed description of the specifications of the new Personal Data Protection Act, so that medical information managers have a broad understanding of the relevant laws and regulations to take the correct and reasonable approach.