Collection
Access to Information Orders
Date
File Numbers
PA19-00565
Adjudicators
Steven Faughnan
Decision Type
Order
Applicable Legislation
FIPPA - 10(1)
FIPPA - 23
PHIPA - 4(1)
PHIPA - 4(2)
PHIPA - 8(1)
PHIPA - 8(4)
PHIPA - 52
A journalist made a request to the Ministry of Health (the ministry) for access to patient-level granular billing information for all Ontario physicians who billed for one million dollars or more during a specified time-period.
The ministry denied access to the requested information on the basis that it is personal health information under the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA) and PHIPA prohibits its release. In this order, the adjudicator upholds the ministry’s decision and dismisses the appeal.