Children's Health Act 2018

Records

53. (1) Every record (other than a record to which subsection (2) applies) held by Tallaght Hospital before the transfer, agreed, before the establishment day, between Tallaght Hospital and the Executive and, after the establishment day, between Tallaght Hospital, the Executive and Children’s Health Ireland, as being relevant to paediatric services shall on or after commencement of this Part stand transferred to Children’s Health Ireland and shall be the property of and be deemed to be held by Children’s Health Ireland.

(2) Every medical record held by Tallaght Hospital immediately before the commencement of this Part, agreed between Tallaght Hospital and the Executive and, after the establishment day, between Tallaght Hospital, the Executive and Children’s Health Ireland, shall on or after commencement of this Part stand transferred to Children’s Health Ireland and on or after the transfer shall be the property of Children’ Health Ireland and be deemed to be held by Children’s Health Ireland and the personal information in those records may be processed by Children’s Health Ireland only for purposes compatible with the purposes for which the information was originally obtained.