Correction of Your Health Record
If you believe that information in your health record is not right or complete, you have the right to ask to have it corrected. To ask for correction of information in your health record, contact MLHU’s Privacy Officer.
Freedom of Information Requests
MLHU is committed to openness, transparency and accountability and routinely provides information to the public. If you wish to request access to general records of MLHU that are not already publicly available, or you wish to request access to, or correction of, personal information about yourself that is held by MLHU, you can make this request in writing to MLHU’s Privacy Officer or by completing the Freedom of Information Access Request form and emailing it to privacy@mlhu.on.ca. The law requires that MLHU charge a $5 fee for Freedom of Information access and correction requests, which must be submitted along with your request form. If you choose to email the form to the Privacy Office, a cheque or money order for the $5 fee should be mailed to MLHU to the attention of the Privacy Officer. Additional fees may apply to access requests, as dictated by legislation.
Collection, Use and Disclosure of Your Personal Health Information
When you seek care from us, we will collect, use and share your personal health information only as necessary to provide care to you. We will not collect, use or share your personal health information for any other reason unless we have your permission, or the law permits or requires it.
MLHU takes steps to ensure your personal health information is accurate and is kept confidential and safe.
If you believe that your privacy rights have not been respected or that your personal information has been misused, you have the right to make a complaint to the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. For more information, visit www.ipc.on.ca or call 1-800-387-0073.
Web Privacy Statement
When you visit MLHU’s website, you do so anonymously. If you make an enquiry to www.healthunit.com, we will ask you to give your name and contact information for the purpose of responding to your enquiry. Only those who "need to know" will have access to the personal information provided.
www.healthunit.com is a secure site – encryption technology protects your personal information during information transmission.
www.healthunit.com provides links to other websites. MLHU cannot ensure the privacy practices of other sites and encourages you to read their privacy policy before you provide any personal information.
