s 57B Disclosure of information to prevent spread or possible outbreak of infectious disease, etc., as authorised by Director-General of Health
57B. —(1) The Director-General of Health may, by written notice, authorise a healthcare provider to disclose to a specified recipient information, which identifies any person — ( a ) as a case or an at-risk individual of an infectious disease (called in this section the affected person); or [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] ( b ) as being suspected to be an affected person, to enable the specified recipient to take the necessary measures to prevent the spread or possible outbreak of the infectious disease. [5/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] (2) The Director-General of Health may, in authorising the disclosure of any information under subsection (1) by a healthcare provider, impose any conditions on the healthcare provider or the specified recipient of that information, and the healthcare provider or specified recipient (as the case may be) must comply with the conditions. [5/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] (3) A specified recipient of information provided under subsection (1) may disclose that information to another person providing a prescribed healthcare service to an affected person on behalf of the specified recipient, or use that information, only to the extent necessary to take the necessary measures to prevent the spread or possible outbreak of that infectious disease, but not otherwise. [5/2019] (4) Any person who, without reasonable excuse — ( a ) fails to comply with any condition imposed under subsection (2); or ( b ) contravenes subsection (3), shall be guilty of an offence. [5/2019] (5) This section does not affect any other right of disclosure under any written law or rule of law. [5/2019] (6) In this section — “healthcare provider” means any person that provides a prescribed healthcare service; “prescribed healthcare service” means any healthcare service prescribed for the purposes of this section; “specified recipient” means any person that provides a prescribed healthcare service to an affected person. [5/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] —(1) The Director-General of Health may, by written notice, authorise a healthcare provider to disclose to a specified recipient information, which identifies any person — ( a ) as a case or an at-risk individual of an infectious disease (called in this section the affected person); or [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] ( b ) as being suspected to be an affected person, to enable the specified recipient to take the necessary measures to prevent the spread or possible outbreak of the infectious disease. [5/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] (2) The Director-General of Health may, in authorising the disclosure of any information under subsection (1) by a healthcare provider, impose any conditions on the healthcare provider or the specified recipient of that information, and the healthcare provider or specified recipient (as the case may be) must comply with the conditions. [5/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] (3) A specified recipient of information provided under subsection (1) may disclose that information to another person providing a prescribed healthcare service to an affected person on behalf of the specified recipient, or use that information, only to the extent necessary to take the necessary measures to prevent the spread or possible outbreak of that infectious disease, but not otherwise. [5/2019] (4) Any person who, without reasonable excuse — ( a ) fails to comply with any condition imposed under subsection (2); or ( b ) contravenes subsection (3), shall be guilty of an offence. [5/2019] (5) This section does not affect any other right of disclosure under any written law or rule of law. [5/2019] (6) In this section — “healthcare provider” means any person that provides a prescribed healthcare service; “prescribed healthcare service” means any healthcare service prescribed for the purposes of this section; “specified recipient” means any person that provides a prescribed healthcare service to an affected person. [5/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023]