REPROMED PRIVACY POLICY
- Repromed will respect the privacy of every client treated at Repromed. Repromed will treat their client’s personal and health information in accordance with the requirements of the National Privacy Principles under the Privacy (Private Sector) Amendment Act 2000 (Cth), relevant State and Territory Guidelines and the Reproductive Technology Act 1988.
- In order to provide high level assisted reproductive technology treatment (“treatment”) to its clients, Repromed is required to collect personal information from clients and other people associated with the clients healthcare for a variety of purposes. This information will be used and disclosed for purposes directly related to a client’s treatment. The typical circumstances in which Repromed will use and disclose a client’s health information are as follows:
- Dealings with the treating specialists;
- Dealings with the client’s General Practitioner/Referring Doctor;
- Dealings with service providers such as pathologists, radiographers and allied health professionals;
- Dealings with a client’s health fund/insurer;
- Billing/debt recovery;
- Unit Committees – quality assurance and audit data; for example provision of identifying and non identifying data to ANZARD for compilation of statistics by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Perinatal Statistics unit
- · Statutory/Public Health and Legislative reporting of data which could included identifying and non identifying information requirements;
- Research relating to treatment;
- Dealings with Affiliated Hospitals and Universities;
- Accreditation; Reproductive Accreditation Committee of the FSA (RTAC)
- Infertility Treatment Authority (ITA ) Victoria
- Client’s health information will be stored securely and will be available for any client to read upon request.
- Repromed commits to ensuring that all personal information it keeps concerning its clients remains accurate, complete and up to date.
- Repromed subscribes to the policy of openness required under the National Privacy Principles and relevant State Guidelines relating to the management of personal information.
- Repromed will periodically contact clients on various issues. This may include newsletters; new advances in technologies; health issues either for clients who have used reproductive technology or children born from these technologies. Notification from clients will be recorded if they do not wish us to contact them on any particular issues.
- For further information concerning client’s rights under the Privacy (Private Sector) Amendment Act 2000 (Cth) or relevant State and Territory Guidelines, please refer to the Repromed Privacy Policy Pamphlet.
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