Definition

1In this regulation, "Act" means the Public Health Act.

Tripartite First Nations Health Plan

2(1)  Subject to subsection (2), the minister and the provincial health officer may collect the following types of personal information from the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Office of the Indian Registrar, respecting individuals who are registered or are deemed to be entitled to be registered under the Indian Act (Canada):

(a) the individual's date and location of birth;

(b) the individual's name and the band to which the individual belongs, including any changes to the individual's name or band;

(c) the individual's gender;

(d) in respect of an individual's registration,

(i)  the date the individual first applied for registration or a registration file was otherwise commenced,

(ii)  the date the individual submitted a completed application for registration,

(iii)  the date the individual was registered,

(iv)  the provision of the Indian Act (Canada) under which the individual was authorized to be registered or deemed to be entitled to be registered, and

(v)  any changes to the individual's registration;

(e) any supplementary information included in the register respecting the marriage of the individual.

(2)  Personal information may be collected under subsection (1) of this section and used only for a purpose described in section 9 (1) (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h) of the Act, as necessary for the effective fulfillment of

(a) the minister's duties under section 61 of the Act, or

(b) the provincial health officer's duties under section 66 of the Act

in relation to the First Nations Client File.

(3)  For the purposes of subsection (2), the First Nations Client File refers to a data file that provides for linkages between

(a) personal information disclosed by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Canada to the ministry of the minister, and

(b) the personal health numbers and birth and death information of first nations individuals in British Columbia.