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Annotated Alberta Health Information Act
This new publication is for lawyers, policymakers, health professionals, regulators, healthcare administrators, privacy professionals, and anyone seeking insight into how the Alberta Health Information Act is interpreted and applied.
Langue de publication: English
Publié: 13 janvier 2026
Éditeur: LexisNexis Canada
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“This is a useful resource for all actors and stakeholders in Alberta’s health ecosystem and for anyone invested in the future of health information privacy in Alberta.” – From the Foreword by Diane McLeod, Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner
Navigate Alberta’s Health Information Act (HIA) with confidence in the digital-health era.
Written for lawyers, policymakers, health professionals, regulators, healthcare administrators, privacy professionals, and anyone seeking insight into how the HIA is interpreted and applied – Annotated Alberta Health Information Act by Tory Hibbitt and Amanda Cramm distils more than two decades of legislative evolution and jurisprudence into authoritative commentary.
This comprehensive, accessible guide empowers readers to confidently navigate and comply with Alberta’s Health Information Act. Features of this book include:
- An annotated version of Alberta’s Health Information Act, covering:
- An individual’s right to access health Information
- Collection, use and disclosure of health information
- Alberta Electronic Health Record (EHR)
- Duties and powers of custodians relating to health information
- Commissioner's powers and duties
- General provisions
- Consequential amendments, paramountcy and coming into force
- History of the HIA
- Regulations under the HIA
- Concise case law summaries
- Expert insights, commentary and practice tips
- Curated suite of resource materials
- A glossary of terms and list of abbreviations
- A special foreword by Diane McLeod, the current Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta
Annotated Alberta Health Information Act provides invaluable guidance as the healthcare sector continues to develop and embrace innovative ways of delivering health services. By combining thorough legal analysis with practical guidance, this landmark publication serves as an indispensable reference for safeguarding Albertans’ health information today while supporting informed dialogue as healthcare systems, digital health technologies – and the HIA itself – continue to evolve.
Who Should Read This Book
Annotated Alberta Health Information Act will be useful reference for:
- Lawyers
- Health practitioners
- Privacy professionals
- Law students and academia
- Law libraries
Contributors
Amy Deyell
Tari Hiebert
Lindsay Hinch
Dr. Amie Liddle
Andrea Malekos-Rimmer
Marlene Pregizer
Kristi York
Resource Materials – Tables
Preface
Foreword
Glossary of Terms
List of Abbreviations
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: History of the Alberta Health Information Act
ANNOTATED ALBERTA HEALTH INFORMATION ACT (HIA)
Chapter 3: Part 1 of the HIA – Introductory Matters
Chapter 4: Part 2 of the HIA – Individual’s Right to Access Health Information
Chapter 5: Part 3 of the HIA – Collection of Health Information
Chapter 6: Part 4 of the HIA – Use of Health Information
Chapter 7: Part 5 of the HIA – Disclosure of Health Information
Chapter 8: Part 5.1 of the HIA – Alberta Electronic Health Record (EHR)
Chapter 9: Part 6 of the HIA – Duties and Powers of Custodians Relating to Health Information
Chapter 10: Part 6.1 of the HIA – Health Information Repository
Chapter 11: Part 7 of the HIA – Commissioner
Chapter 12: Part 8 of the HIA – General Provisions
Chapter 13: Part 9 of the HIA – Consequential Amendments, Paramountcy and Coming into Force
Chapter 14: Regulations Under the Alberta Health Information Act
Chapter 15: Resource Materials
