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VakO 9.1.1997/9912:96 AI generated

Insurance court dismissed request for medical expert notes citing confidentiality and lack of authority.

Case Number VakO 9.1.1997/9912:96
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Insurance Court dismissed the applicant's request to access medical expert notes related to a prior negotiation. The court determined that these documents contained confidential information protected under Section 7 of Chapter 1 of the Act on Confidentiality of Information, requiring explicit authority from the relevant authority to be released. Since no such authority was presented, the court ruled that the applicant had no right to obtain the information.

Legislator headnote

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Section 7 of Chapter 1 of the Act on Confidentiality of Information; Section 1 of Chapter 7 of the Insurance Court Act: Confidential information held by the Insurance Court requires explicit authority from the relevant authority to be disclosed, and without such authority, access is denied.

Keywords

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confidential information Insurance Court Act medical expert notes authority requirement access denial negotiation records statutory confidentiality

Cited Legislation

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Section 7 of Chapter 1 of the Act on Confidentiality of Information
Section 1 of Chapter 7 of the Insurance Court Act

Cited Case Law

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VakO 7028:93
VakO 10195:94
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VakO:n käsittelymuistion lääkärijäsenen merkinnät sisältävät ratkaisun tekoa edeltäneeseen neuvotteluun liittyviä OK 1 luvun 7 §:n nojalla salassapidettäviä tietoja, joista asianosaisella on oikeus saada tieto vain viranomaisen luvalla. VakO katsoi, ettei ollut esitetty perusteita tällaisen luvan myöntämiselle. VII-jaosto Vrt. VakO 7028:93 ja 10195:94